Matthew Naitove

Matthew Naitove Contributing Editor

Packaging

All-Electric Shuttle Debut at NPE

NPE2024: R&B Plastics Machinery’s new small-to-middle-size model is suited for up to six parisons and containers up to 5 L.

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Packaging

Manual Leak Tester and Vision Option

NPE2024: New from ALPS Inspection are the affordable BenchPlus manual leak tester and a vision option to add defect detection to leak testers.

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Automation

Cobot Palletizing System for Bottles

NPE2024: Proco Machinery’s new collaborative robot system palletizes bottles with trays and tier sheets up to 104 in. high.

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Packaging

Coca-Cola’s Redesign of Small PET Bottles Pushes Lightweighting Below Prior ‘Floor’

Coca-Cola thought it had reached the limits of lightweighting for its small PET carbonated soft drink bottles. But a “complete redesign” led to a further 12% reduction.

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Packaging

Enhanced Temperature Controls for Hot Runners, Extrusion and Packaging

NPE2024: Athena introduces expanded hot-runner controller with up to 120 zones, plus updated panel-mount “universal” temperature/process control.

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sustainability

Processing Megatrends Drive New Product Developments at NPE2024

It’s all about sustainability and the circular economy, and it will be on display in Orlando across all the major processes. But there will be plenty to see in automation, AI and machine learning as well.

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Packaging

Stretching the Boundaries of Large PET Containers

NPE2024: Cypet shows off new capabilities for its ISBM machines.

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NPE

Enhanced Injection-Blow Machine In Servohydraulic and Hybrid Versions

NPE2024: Jomar is showing its 85-S GEN II machine with beefed-up specs in standard servohydraulic version and brand-new hybrid model.

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Packaging

Higher Productivity and Energy Savings for Packaging, Industrial Parts

NPE2024: Bekum is running EPET on its first U.S.-built all-electric shuttle. It is also highlighting the new XBLOW 200 industrial machine with new clamp design, plus a new extrusion head, three-layer retrofits, energy-saving extruder and EBLOW 08 electric shuttles.

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Packaging

At NPE, Cypet to Show Latest Achievements in Large PET Containers

Maker of one-stage ISBM machines will show off new sizes and styles of handled and stackable PET containers, including novel interlocking products.

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NPE

Advanced Inspection of Bottles and Labels

NPE2024: Intravis shows new system for full label inspection on round, randomly oriented bottles; and redesigned bottle inspection system with more modular design.

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Packaging

Higher Stretch-Blow Productivity for PET and HDPE

NPE2024: Aoki debuts higher output, single-stage ISBM presses and a lightweight packer bottle in HDPE.

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