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Close Up On Technology: Drying - Energy-Saving Dryer Pays Off In an Uncertain Economy
Plastics processors struggling through the recession need to save energy costs where they can, they need an affordable means to do so, and they could use energy-saving technology that pays for itself...

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Close Up On Technology: ERP Systems - New Ways to Find Your Data, Lower-Cost Entry for Small Plants
The past year has seen several product upgrades and new features in the Enterprise IQ enterprise resource planning (ERP) software system...

Blow Molding - View All

NPE News in Blow Molding
While occupying a relatively small category of exhibits, blow molding will present no lack of innovation at NPE. Perhaps the most dramatic news will be a technology that doubles the output of a standard shuttle machine

Compounding - View All

NPE News in Compounding
Compounding news at the show includes several new ways to feed low-bulk-density materials faster for higher outputs with corotating twin screws.

Extrusion - View All

NPE News in Extrusion
This NPE show won’t have a lot of extruders on the floor, either running or static. Instead, look for videos and announcements of new technology.

Injection Molding - View All

NPE 2009 Machinery Previews
If a better machine can help your company beat challenging economic conditions, you’ll probably find it at NPE.

Testing & Quality Control - View All

Optical Metrology Gets Upgrades
The SmartScope Quest 300 benchtop multisensor optical metrology system

Thermoforming - View All

NPE News in Thermoforming
For thermoforming of both heavy-gauge sheet and thin-gauge packaging, the show will present new machines with unusual flexibility, able to form a wide variety of products and materials.