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Hot Runners

Novel Hot-Runner Technology Borrows From Flat-Die Extrusion

Nozzles with a wide slit fill at lower temperature and pressure.

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Molds & Tooling

Milacron’s Industry 4.0 Initiative on Display at K 2016

Transforming the mold from a "dumb" component to an active element of the Smart Cell in the Smart Factory.

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sustainability

City in Iraq Opens its First Recycling, Production Plant

Iraq, with a population of 34.3 million, is estimated to produce 31,000 tons of solid waste every day while the capacity to collect this waste is 4,000 tons per day.

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Graham, Blue Star Silicones Combine on Medical, Pharma Tubing

Collaboration intended to advance the development and testing of medical- and pharmaceutical-grade silicone tubing.

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Automation

Smart Tool, Electric Tool

The old gray mold ain’t what she used to be. Or won’t be for long, if recent trends hold up.

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Finnish Startup Gets IMSE Lighting Patent

TactoTek’s newly-patented technology available for licensing.

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Multiscrew

B&P Beefs Up Process Lab

Expansion incorporates mixing technology resulting from Littleford Day purchase.

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Film Extrusion

Next Generation Films Plans Big Expansion

Ohio processor to spend $75 million on new facility, equipment.

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Packaging

North American Plastics Machinery Business Rises in Second Quarter

Second quarter 2016 shipments were up year over year but down on a quarterly basis for the second straight month.

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Biopolymers

Metabolix Sells Bioplastics Business

With the sale of its business this month to food and bioengineering Korean giant CJ CheilJedang, Metabolix exits the bioplastics business.

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Additives

Great Lakes Opens New Global Flame Retardant R&D Center

New center includes applications development area includes large-scale and molding equipment.

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