Jim Callari

Jim Callari Editorial Director

Thermoforming

‘Tough Jobs’ Are More Than A Slogan for Innovative Former

Family-owned thermoformer known for tackling difficult challenges.

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Resin Conveying

Mobile DeDuster Solves Pellet-Quality Problem

Pelletron system eliminated streamers were gone and cut the dust level down to a range of 30 to 50 ppm.

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Recommended Reading

Two articles about the current state of manufacturing--and how to fix it--caught my eye.

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Film Extrusion

ISO Poly Avoids Economic Woes With High-Value Films

Positioning itself on the high end of the blown-film market helped insulate this blown film processor from the recent economic downturn.

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Film Extrusion

‘Light’ Grooves Offer Big Boosts in Film Processing

Blown film is main target for technology billed as an option to smooth bore feedthroats in extrusion.

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Processors Pulse Is Healthy

Plastics processors continue to be optimistic about business conditions, according to our monthly Processors’ Pulse survey results. Nearly two-thirds of processors surveyed in October said they were more optimistic or much more optimistic about the future of their business.

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sustainability

A Blueprint for Recovery in Manufacturing?

Manufacturing needs people to run the machines needed to make parts. Here are some idea to help make that happen.

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Sheet Extrusion

Speed, Flexibility & Customization Spur Success at PS Extruder & Former

Commodore does it all in PS foam extrusion and forming. It builds most of its equipment and all of its tooling and combines that with innovative processing techniques, allowing it to carve a successful niche for itself in a field dominated by much larger companies.

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Catch "Shop Talk" on IMTS TV

A new IMTSTV show launches this year: Shop Talk: Technology and Trends from Gardner Business Media.

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business

Job Center Debuts in West Building

Helping manufacturing face the current shortage of skilled workers is critical to our industry and the future of our country. IMTS is doing its part by offering its first Job Center, both for job seekers in the industry and for IMTS exhibitors looking for skilled workers.

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Boeing Headlines Advanced Manufacturing Center

IMTS is the event that connects the people, the products and the processes responsible for manufacturing industry innovation and growth.

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MTConnect is Fast Becoming Factory Floor Lingua Franca

Would you buy a computer that could only “talk” with just a couple of other devices, like a printer and one other desktop? Neither would most people. They’d make sure their new unit has all the ports and protocols that will get them to the whole outside world.

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