Thermoforming

Are You a ‘World-Class’ Processor?

Participate in Plastics Technology’s industry-wide benchmarking survey and you might find out.

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Packaging

Processors Align to Offer FFS Solutions

A maker of forming films for packaging and a maker of lidstock films join forces.

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Thermoforming

Make Bottles by Vertical Thermoforming

Sheet is formed into a tube and then into bottles.

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Extrusion

Surging Growth

Processors have been expanding at a fast and furious pace since October.

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best practices

Recreational-Products Firm ‘FLOEs’ into Forming

FLOE International got started making products for boaters. It still does. But now it also thermoforms extremely large parts, both for captive products and to support other thermoformers who need big-part capabilities.

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Molds & Tooling

Five Steps Toward Better Plug Assists

With careful planning and adherence to best practices, crafting the right plug assist can put you on the path to high-quality, repeatable parts.

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Compounding

The Garage Is Open…Again

Like ‘the good old days,’ you’ll get to check out startup companies with fresh ideas and new technologies at NPE2015

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Extrusion

Solid Growth Continues

Compared with a year ago, the index increased 8.4% in December, which was also the fastest month-over-month growth since August.

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economics

Growth Continues, Slowly

Processing market grows for the 11th month out of 12.

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