processor's edge
Online X-Ray Inspection Boosts Extrusion Quality
Höhle uses Sikora’s x-ray measuring systems for inline quality control of extruded microducts.
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Thermoformer Maximizes Productivity with 3D Printing
Productive Plastics has created an extensive collection of 3D printed manufacturing aids that sharply reduce lead times.
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Novel ‘Clamtainer’ Extends Thermoformer's Reach in Packaging
Uniquely secure latching expands applications for Jamestown Plastics’ patented clamshell package design.
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Warpage Waylaid Via Simulation
Designed to form a component that would hold headlights in place, the mold was intended to produce a front-end automobile bracket. Instead of parts however, the tool’s real output was problems.
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Film Processor Automates Complex Resin Management, Blending & Distribution System
Polipak of Poland moves to BlendSave system to support sustainability and Industry 4.0 objectives.
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Young Stretch-Film Processor Bets on Nanolayers
Going up against companies with as much as double its capacity, young stretch-film processor Zummit believes that new technology — notably 59-nanolayer films — will give it a competitive edge.
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Faster, Fail-Safe Mold Changes with Multicoupling Hose System
Wirthwein Medical cut mold setup times in half, thanks to Hasco’s new multicoupling system for cooling lines.
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DeDuster Systems Cleans Up rPET Sheet
rPlanet cut its gel count drastically—allowing it to sell more sheet at prime prices—after installing a DeDuster system.
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Building a Consumer Packaging Powerhouse
TekniPlex extends footprint in consumer packaging through acquisitions, but plans to grow organically through a materials-science focus.
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Vacuum System Gives Molds a Chance to Vent
When the in-house vacuum systems and tooling tricks that NMC Dynaplas usually deploys to deal with trapped gas failed, it turned to a Mold-Vac system and saw reject rates go from 44% to zero.
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