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‘Digitalization’ – Awkward Term for a Vital Concept
At K 2022, 85 machines from 40 companies showed off their Industry 4.0 capabilities via OPC-UA interface. A new universal interface for Material Supply Systems was revealed at the show.
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Spinning Straw Into Gold With Chemical Upcycling
Upcycling diverts waste by converting it to high value materials.
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New Inspection Systems for Caps at K 2022
Improved separation and simpler inspection of tethered caps; cloud-based remote data access; new cap-tightening evaluation; and new sanitary washdown design.
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Handheld NIR Instrument Distinguishes PET from PETG
Mobile spectroscopy from trinamiX detects more than 30 different plastics—and now PET vs. PETG as an aid to recycling.
Read MoreComprehensive Optical Inspection for PET Preforms
Delta Engineering teams with Intravis to inspect preform mouth, body, thread and color.
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Starlinger Unveils New PET Recycling Line
The recoSTAR PET Art line, unveiled at K Show 2022, offers advances in efficiency and uptime.
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K 2022: ‘We’ve Been Waiting 40 Years!’
With sustainability top-of-mind in the plastics industry, this was a ground-breaking show for builders of recycling equipment. It also prompted new thinking in thinwall injection molding.
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Meeting the Social Challenges of Changing an Industry
At K 2022, Milliken highlighted its various sustainability collaborations in addition to technological achievements.
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Bockatech Pushes New Boundaries at K 2022
Three years after debuting at K 2019, Bockatech’s EcoCore technology is boasting faster cycle times and lighter containers with greater properties as it targets more verticals and broader brandowner adoption.
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KraussMaffei Launches Two Additive Manufacturing Lines at K 2022
Long established in injection molding, extrusion and polyurethane reaction process machinery, 184-yr-old KraussMaffei prepares to enter the industrial additive manufacturing market.
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