Matthew Naitove Contributing Editor

Recycling 17 Apr 2023

Are Plastics on the ‘Wrong Side of History’?

Some might think so, but the rational answer is No, not unless you envision a retreat to pre-industrial society.

Injection Molding 7 Apr 2023

iMFLUX Goes Royalty-Free and Transitions to Mainly R&D Role

By July, P&G will close the iMFLUX site and move to royalty-free licensing through injection-machine vendors and third-party retrofitters. An iMFLUX R&D team will continue to develop the technology.

Blow Molding 5 Apr 2023

Trexel & W. Müller Team Up on Multilayer Foam Blow Molding

MuCell technology gains new momentum in blow molded packaging through this partnership of a leader in physical foaming with supercritical gases and a leader in coex blow molding hardware and controls.

Postprocessing 5 Apr 2023

X-Ray Vision Inside Parts Gets More Affordable for Processors

Shimadzu’s new benchtop x-ray CT scanner provides internal and external metrology and flaw detection at a fraction of the previous cost.

Packaging 31 Mar 2023

Faster Neck Changes Add Flexibility to Aseptic PET Blow Molding

KHS machines now can change neck sizes and associated components in one-third the former time.

industry 4.0 31 Mar 2023

Industry 4.0 Without Fear: Modular MES Software Lets You ‘Start Simple’ and Add on Later

‘Don’t be afraid of MES.’ App-based platform can start with monitoring just downtime and cycle time on a few machines and add machines and functionality later.

industry 4.0 24 Mar 2023

Manufacturers’ Superpower: ‘X-Ray Vision’ into Your Processes

Meet a ‘new’ name (to North American processors) in MES software, which provides a simple, modular way to achieve visibility into your production operations.

Packaging 22 Mar 2023

Cobot Case Packer for Containers

Compact, mobile system with collaborative robot eases labor shortage for container packing.

Resin Conveying 13 Mar 2023

Single View of Bin & Silo Material Levels in Multiple Locations

Got a bin in Buffalo and a silo in San José? BinMaster’s latest addition to its cloud inventory software lets you see all your resin inventory anywhere in one view.

Automation 13 Mar 2023

Machine Intelligence Mobilized Against Waste

Part quality was naturally the first target of autonomous molding algorithms, but later developments have focused increasingly on preventing wasted time, energy, material and hardware maintenance.