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Materials Handling: Drying, Blending, Conveying News at K 2019

Plastic Systems arrives in the U.S. with a handful of new auxiliaries.

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The New Uniloy Plans Numerous Machine Developments

Starting with barrier coinjection at K 2019, Uniloy plans new blow molding machinery developments across four product lines.

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dies

Extrusion: High-Output Stretch Film Line

New ‘hands-free’ die control is said to permit fast and easy product changes.

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Film Extrusion

Extrusion: Flexible Coex Line for Barrier, Non-Barrier Structures

System can run a range of seven-layer productss, from high-barrier to all-polyolefin.

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Extrusion: Modular Control System for Blown Film

System can be installed on new line or on a retrofit basis to improve quality and cut resin costs.

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Multicomponent

Tooling: ‘Reverse Cube’ Puts New Spin On Two-Component Molding

For two-component molding, splitting the cube mold into halves that rotate in opposite directions provides thermal isolation and long cooling times for both materials.

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October's Most Popular Articles from Plastics Technology

Customizable 3D-printed prosthetics; new-concept cube molds at the K; fundamentals in PE, extruder alignment and nozzle leaks; benchmarking and more stirred reader interest at PTOnline.com in October.

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sustainability

What Is the Circular Economy?

In this video from K 2019, hear NOVA Chemicals, TOMRA, Covestro, Rapid Granulator and SABIC each discuss plastics’ role in the circular economy. 

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Postconsumer

K 2019 Video: Innovations in Recycling Machinery and Materials

From the K 2019 show floor, hear from Bengt Rimark of Rapid Granulator and Bob Maughan of SABIC as they talk about new recycling technology and developments.

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polyolefins

K 2019 Slideshow: New Resins, New Applications in Materials

Ascend, Borealis, Borouge, Braskem, Dow, ExxonMobil, Nova, SABIC, and Solvay came to Düsseldorf with new applications, including pouches, shrink film, cable ties, flip tops, all-plastic bikes, as well as new materials.

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Plastics Size Reduction