Matthew Naitove

Matthew Naitove Contributing Editor

Blow Molders Are Expanding

Three blow molders of large and small products are adding machines and manufacturing space.

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Dual-Mold Structural-Foam Machine for Pallets

Wilmington’s new dual-mold press lowers pallet cost 40% compared with a single mold.

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Packaging Molder Adopts Wireless Machine Monitoring

A molder of injection and blow molded packaging is outfitting more than 70 machines with a simple, highly adaptable system to monitor machine status and production.

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Sidel Merges Two PET Tooling Subsidiaries

Sidel joins together PET Engineering in Italy and COMEP in France.

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Is Your Cleanroom Operating Correctly?

Monitor your cleanroom remotely on your phone and get alarm notices if sensors detect a problem.

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‘Universal’ Structural Foam Nozzles And Manifold Components

Wilmington now provides these components for all makes of  structural-foam machines.

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Dual-Zone Hot Sprue Bushing

Melt Design’s Equatemp line of hot sprue bushings now has a dual-zone model.

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PET Base Tooling for Oval Bottles Boosts Stability, Trims Weight

Sidel’s new StarLITE HPC base design boosts bottle stability by up to 25%, cuts weight, and enables faster blowing and lower blowing pressure.

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Rethinking Blow Molding Machines For Maximum Flexibility & Value

Kautex is redesigning its packaging machines with a modular concept to offer blow molders the widest range of choice in drive systems and cost-effectiveness.

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EVCO Plastics to Add White-Room and LSR Molding

New plant in Georgia has room for 20 injection machines, including the company’s first LSR molding presses to enhance its medical capabilities.

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Upgraded Simulation Package Adds Nozzle Zone & Conformal Cooling ‘Wizards’

Wizards assist conformal-cooling layout and simulation of melt compression in the nozzle in Moldex3D 2021.

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Automation

Bosch Adds Artificial Intelligence to Industry 4.0

New from Bosch Group is a “universal AI solution for manufacturing,” which it is using first in its own plants.

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