Film Extrusion
Faster, Safer Bag-Making Machine
CSI’s newest bag machine features faster line speeds, enhanced safety, easier maintenance, and HMI touchscreen control.
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Extrusion: System Combines Web Inspection, Thickness/Weight Measurement
Provides full-width, instantaneous, 100% product inspection and measurement.
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PE Film Market Snapshot: Consumer Can Liners
Huge market projected to grow by 3.6%/yr through 2020. Environmental issues remain a challenge.
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PE Film Market Snap-Shot: Shrink Film
Roughly 797.3 million lb of PE was consumed making shrink film in 2017, and with growth of 1.7% forecast, consumption will hit 838.2 million lb 2020.
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What is Your Extruder Trying to Tell You?
Being in tune with your film extrusion equipment will allow you to identify issues before they start impacting production.
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Reifenhauser Buys Flat Die Maker EDS
Acquisition said to 'perfectly complement' Reifenhauser's existing expertise in die production.
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PE Film Market Snap-Shot: T-Shirt Bags
Downgauging is a key trend: the average PE t-shirt bag utilizes 30% less material than a bag made five years ago, due mostly to advances in resin technology.
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Extrusion: High-Speed Stretch-Film Line
Said to set ‘benchmark. for modular efficiency for high-grade stretch-film operations.
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PE Film Market Snap-Shot: Stretch Film
The six largest processors of stretch film accounted for more than 85% of capacity in 2017—product differentiation is essential for any newer, smaller players to enter the field.
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Air-Ring Upgrade Pumps Up the Output
Film processor Dallas Plastics boosts throughput by as much as 40% by retrofitting a new air ring—without the need for IBC.
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