Matthew Naitove

Matthew Naitove Contributing Editor

Packaging

First Integrated PET Bottle Blowing, Inspection & Palletizing Machine

During K 2022, FlexBlow will demonstrate BlowPack at its plant in Lithuania. It’s described as a “world’s first” integrated system in one machine.

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Blow Molding

R&D/Leverage Joins Growing Tooling Family

R&D/Leverage becomes the third tooling acquisition of Omaha startup Adler Industrial Solutions.

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Blow Molding

Renewably Sourced, Foam-Core PP Bottle on Display at K 2022

Borealis Renewables PP bottle uses MuCell foaming technology in its core layer.

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If You Like Wrestling with Carbon Footprints…

A couple of suppliers recently calculated their carbon footprints for producing injection molding machines and tooling.

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k show

New Electric Machines with Electronic Parison Adjustment At K 2022

At K 2022, new TJS Series of all-electric shuttle machines offers web connectivity and parison concentricity adjustment from the operator station.

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Postprocessing

Cold Jet Builds New Cincinnati Headquarters

Cold Jet is consolidating two Cincinnati-area facilities into one location.

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Packaging

3D Planning Visualizes New Machine & Line Layout

3D visualization of new PET bottle machines and complete packaging lines in plant environments ensures a good “fit.”

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New SLS Material for Chemical and Wear Resistance

New iglide powder material from igus is aimed at laser sintering of food-grade components that are self-lubricating, resilient, and resistant to a range of chemicals.

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industry 4.0

What Comes After MES? It’s Already Here

If you’re not sure what the initials M-E-S mean, or whether that’s something your business needs, it may be time to look beyond MES to the next generation of manufacturing connectivity.

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Packaging

New Micro-Foam Solutions for Bottles

Trexel is offering hardware to enable use of microcellular foams in blow molded packaging with complex shapes, handles and PCR content, while retaining impact strength.

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‘Plug & Play’ Machine Monitoring For Small and Medium-Size Processors

New firm aims to bring benefits of real-time visibility of plant operations to smaller plastics firms at modest cost with quick and easy implementation.

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ABC Technologies Appoints Campbell as CEO

Terry Campbell advances from COO to president and CEO of a leading automotive molder, extruder and compounder.

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