PET Processing - Extrusion

Thermoforming

Plastics Improve Quality of Life—and Figs!

Plastics empower safer passage for fresh figs from California to New York—much to this editor’s delight.

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dies

Reifenhauser Buys Flat Die Maker EDS

Acquisition said to 'perfectly complement' Reifenhauser's existing expertise in die production.

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Extrusion: Ironing-Roll Winder For Jumbo Rolls

Targets cast PP and barrier film applications.

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New Extruder Builder Has Familiar Names

Start-up machine builder, headed by extrusion veteran Kramer, to furnish extruders from 1-8 in dia. 

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Sheet Extrusion

Cloeren Completes EMO Purchase

Austria's EMO to operate as Cloeren GmbH as sheet and cast film die and feedblock makers unite.

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Film Extrusion

Davis-Standard Opens Expanded Plant, Buys Maillefer

Machine builders adds space to accommodate blown film die manufacturing.

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PTi Names Forbis Director of Business Development

Industry vet joins sheet systems supplier as it rolls out new high-speed extruder series.

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Former Has a Full-Blown Focus on Sustainability

Shepherd Thermoforming’s operation has spared millions of PET bottles from death by landfill. It also has taken steps to slash its own energy and water consumption.

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Research Reaffirms FDA Rules for Virgin PET Cap as Barrier

Study refutes previous research that raised doubts over V-PET’s effectiveness as a functional barrier layer when coextruded with R-PET.

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VIDEO: Predict Failure, Maintain Success

Is it still a repair if you fix the machine before it breaks?

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