Stretch Blow Molding

Packaging

BLOW MOLDING AT NPE: Energy Savings, Lightweighting & Flexibility

New machines are mostly all-electric, hybrid, or servo-hydraulic.

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Hot Runners

BLOW MOLDING: Single- or Two-Stage PET Bottle Making: Get to Know Your Options

The decision which process to use can be quite complex. Here are pointers that will help you to choose the right one for your application

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Machinery Innovator Dewey Rainville Dies at 91

Developed numerous technologies in blow molding; involved in start-ups of leading auxiliary equipment firms.

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SIPA Acquires Automa PET Bottle Machine Line

SIPA adds rotary single-stage machines to its arsenal.

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First Hot-Fill PET Jar With Metal Lug Closure

Amcor wins the race to give PET pasta-sauce jars that satisfying "pop" on opening.

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Packaging

New in PET: Injection-Compression-Stretch-Blow Molding

Continuous, rotary injection-compression molding of preforms is linked to rotary stretch-blow molding.

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Amcor Wins Race for Hot-Fill PET with Metal Lug Closure

Consumers get the reassuring "pop" of freshness without the weight and fragility of glass.

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Commodity Resins

How to Address Uneven Wall Thickness in Stretch-Blow Molding

Many conditions must be met to get the best wall distribution in a PET bottle. Skilled operators are, as always, indispensable.

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Automa Acquired Out of Liquidation By Fellow Italian Firm

The Italian manufacturer of blow molding machinery has been acquired by a fellow Italian company, which services, rebuilds and sells used blow molding machines.

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How Currier Puts the ‘Custom’ In Custom Blow Molding

The three key ingredients are responsiveness, full-service product development, and control over both the bottle and the cap.

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