Extrusion
‘Sheetless’ Thermoforming Now Does Twin Sheets
WEB EXCLUSIVE: LRM Industries International, Inc., Rockledge, Fla., has extended its Sheetless ThermoForming (STF) technology with the Twin Sheet Direct (TSD) process.
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106 Years of Coated Films: From Gift Wrap to Solar Panels
During its 106 years in operation, Madico Inc. in Woburn, Mass., has had to reinvent itself many times.
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On-Site: Green Business Is Good Business for Fabri-Kal
Learning to deal with the particular characteristics of PLA biopolymer has opened up a promising business in “green” plastics for thermoformer Fabri-Kal.
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Extrusion Know-How: Proper Alignment Saves Wear & Tear ... or Worse
Is extruder alignment important?
Read MoreA Recycling 'First' for Food Containers
The Bottle Box is a new clamshell food container made of 100% post-consumer PET beverage bottles.
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How Much Horsepower Do You Need?
Most extrusion processors know that in order to boost output you need more power.
Read MoreReifenhauser Buys Kiefel
Late last month, Reifenhauser GmbH acquired the blown film extrusion equipment business of Kiefel Extrusion GmbH from Bruckner Technology Holding GmbH.
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NPE 2009 Wrap-Up: New Machinery for Extrusion and Compounding
Extrusion machinery at the June NPE show in Chicago showed inventive ways to get more out of your floorspace and materials.
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How to Clean Screws Nondestructively
Maintenance departments often clean screws wrongly, causing serious and expensive damage.
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First Microlayered Commodity Films
Advanced microlayer feedblock technology, used for over a decade to put dozens or hundreds of alternating layers into specialty films, has passed a new milestone.
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