Pipe, Profile & Tubing Extrusion

Sheet Extrusion

New Owners for Battenfeld-Cincinnati

European investment group Nimbus buys extrusion machine builder.

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Automotive

KraussMaffei Celebrates 50 Years in U.S.

The U.S. has become the largest single-country market for KM.

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N.A. Plastics Machinery Shipments On the Rise in Q1

Shipments of primary plastics equipment in the first quarter were up 13.5% from the year-ago quarter.

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Postconsumer

Ahead of the Curve in Recycling

A pioneer in recycling milk bottles built a thriving ´óÏó´«Ã½ in plastic lumber, but blow molding with PCR has proved a longer, harder road to success.

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Film Extrusion

Easy-To-Integrate Wireless Production-Monitoring Platform

Smart-factory technology made more accessible by start-up firm.

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plant tour

Collaboration in Catheters

Medical Murray has developed innovative catheter technologies by working with its customers and down its supply chain.

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best practices

Integrated Process Cooling Boosts Output, Cuts Costs

Closed-loop system helps an extrusion processor maintain quality of reusable straws and other products.

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Advanced Tri-Layer Tubing for Balloon Catheters

Putnam Plastics’ proprietary extrusion process produces tri-layer tubing with improved tensile, burst and elongation properties.

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polyolefins

U.S. High-Melt-Strength PP Tackles Wide Range of Applications

Total’s new HMS-PP signals both increased interest in the material and a source of domestic production.

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Medical

Graham, Conair Team Up To Boost Medical Tubing Technology

Suppliers to house each other's equipment in their respective extrusion labs.

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Plastics Size Reduction