Stretch Blow Molding
INJECTION MOLDING/BLOW MOLDING/EXTRUSION: Plastics Spotlight Shines on Taiwan This September
Eight Taiwanese machinery suppliers preview their exhibits at the upcoming national show.
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Taiwan Takes Its Place Among Machinery Elite
Overshadowed in geographic size and economic output by its neighbor to the east, Taiwan punches above its plastics weight class and is looking to become more self sufficient in its machinery offerings.
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Two New Blow Molding Tech Centers
Uniloy offers a range of new and expanded services for extrusion blow and injection-blow molders.
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Process Simulation Advances For Stretch-Blow Molding
The challenges in molding simulation multiply along with the process complexity, making injection stretch-blow molding one of the most challenging areas to tackle. But one group is becoming a world leader in modeling ISBM and developing tools and hardware for process and product development.
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Catalyst Promises 'Better' PET for Preform Extruders and Bottle Makers
Patent-pending and tested catalyst produces PET with improved thermo-oxidative stability and other advantages for processors.
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Blow Molder’s Goal: Go Local on a National Scale
It's a rare feat: Combining three formerly separate blow molders under one umbrella while retaining their individual identities and "small company feel" for customers.
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Carbonated Beverage Bottle Gets Even Lighter
Cutting soft-drink bottle weight another 30-45%.
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100% biobased polyester charts course to commercialization
Avantium's PEF (polyethylene furanoate) holds much promise as a 100% biobased polyester, and now the company is taking steps to help the bioplastic fully realize that potential.
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Blow Molding News at K 2013
All-electric machines of all types were the stars of the show, but there were a number of other noteworthy developments.
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BLOW MOLDING: Lighter PET Water Bottle Doesn’t Squish
New PET preform and bottle designs are said to create a super-lightweight 0.5-liter bottle for still water that not only weighs 34% less than the average commercial bottle of this size, but also achieves 32% more topload strength than the lightest commercial bottle.
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