Packaging
New Service Focuses on Biax Film
A fairly new company is providing film processors with product-development expertise—and even doing limited production runs—in the area of biaxial film orientation.
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K 2013 Preview: Materials & Additives
The K 2013 show will present a broad range of engineered plastics materials, including thermoplastic composites, as well as additives. Automotive and electronic applications will be the main targets, as well as medical, packaging, lighting, and construction.
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K 2013 Preview: Injection Molding
Next month’s mammoth triennial plastics show in Düsseldorf, Germany, challenges injection molding machine builders to demonstrate technological leadership in addressing the needs of the marketplace.
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Higher Speeds, More Integrated Processes at K Show
“Go faster” and “integrate more functions” look to be the guiding principles of new injection molding developments to be shown by Engel Austria at K 2013 in Dusseldorf this October.
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Growing Molder to Be Negri Bossi ‘Showcase’
MMI has 13 presses now, with the three new ones expected to be running by the fall.
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New Hybrid Machine Platform Focused on Customization, Integration, Energy Savings
After five years of product development behind the scenes, Athena Automation is ready for its close-up.
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Braskem Adds ‘Green’ LDPE and PE Cap Resin for Carbonated Beverages
LDPE derived from sugarcane ethanol.
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Packaging Shows Gradual Improvement
Our forecast for plastics packaging calls for steady-to-better market demand in the U.S. in the coming months and quarters.
Read MorePET Bottle Resin Prices Drop 7¢/Lb
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Prices of PET bottle grades have dropped an average of 7¢ since March, which puts them 8¢ below last year’s average prices.
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