Jim Callari

Jim Callari Editorial Director

Are Blown Film Processors Getting The Biggest Bang for Their Resin Buck?

Decades-old extrusion equipment may be holding some processors back, says Alpine exec Nunes.

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MachineSense, Siemens Partner on Power Quality Technology

MachineSense Power Analyzer is the first vertically integrated IIoT solution in Siemens’ MindSphere Platform that offers power quality monitoring, energy management, predictive and preventative maintenance and machine utilization as a MindSphere Application. 

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Trend Watch: Versatility on Display

At NPE2018, look for injection molding exhibitors to showcase their versatility, including new advancements in add-on injection units, foam injection molding, machine design and more.

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Responding to Challenges, Opportunities Of ‘Booming’ Plastics Market

Coperion sees a trend toward bigger, higher-output systems in polyolefin production, and flexibility in custom compounders. 

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Microsoft Taps MachineSense for Startup ‘Accelerator’ Program

Initiative will invest more than $500 million over the next two years to help these startups with go-to market strategies, technology and community building.

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Graham Shows Advances in Controls, Extrusion, Blow Molding

New extruders and systems for sheet and tubing along with the first showing of an accumulator-head blow molder.

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Not Running, But Still Pushing Technology Envelope in Film Extrusion

W&H sees options in retrofitting game-changing quick-switch technology.

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For Novatec and Machine Sense, the Focus Is the Factory of Today

Interconnectivity alone will not raise the bar on productivity…and profitability, says Bessemer.

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Just for R-PVC: New Gear Pump, Screen Changer

PSI develops its first ever pump, filtration system specifically for heat-sensitive rigid vinyl.

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Construction to Grow in 2018, 2019

The good news for all those in attendance at NPE2018—processors and suppliers alike—is that all signs point to continued growth in housing in 2018. Read on to find out what Perc Pineda, PhD, chief economist for Plastics Industry Association, has to say about how home ownership affects the plastics industry. 

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Trend Watch: What to Look for in Thermoforming

At NPE2018, look for IML technologies and advancements to increase speed and productivity among thermoforming exhibitors.

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NPE2018 Unveiling: A Newly Branded and Focused Davis-Standard

Global extrusion systems supplier to be more focused on helping customers achieve success.

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