MATERIALS: New Blow Molding Resins at SPE Conference

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Two new materials were presented at the recent SPE Annual Blow Molding Conference in Chicago.
New Product Announcements Published: 12/1/2011

BLOW MOLDING: Higher Output Screw for Reciprocating Machines

A new line of feed screws is said to provide higher throughputs, lower melt temperatures, and improved mixing on reciprocating-screw extrusion blow molders.
New Product Announcements Published: 11/22/2011

BLOW MOLDING: Flying-Head Leak Tester Gives High Output, Easy Changeovers

W. Amsler Equipment Inc., Richmond Hill, Ont., has extended its line of leak testers with an innovative flying-head design that offers blow molders high output, flexibility, and tool-free changeovers.
New Product Announcements Published: 7/27/2011

ADDITIVES: New Orange for Durable Applications

Can be blended with organic pigments to provide opacity without losing chroma.
New Product Announcements Published: 5/31/2011

BLOW MOLDING: ‘Universal’ Extruder Retrofits

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Kautex Machines Inc., North Branch, N.J., is offering a high-performance extruder retrofit program for all types of exrtrusion blow molding systems at what is said to be a reasonable price.
New Product Announcements Published: 4/26/2011

BLOW MOLDING: Low-Cost All-Electric Shuttle Machine

Magic MP of Italy (magicmp.it) is launching a new line of all-electric machines engineered to compete in price with Asian machines.
New Product Announcements Published: 4/26/2011

MATERIALS: Heinz Ketchup Converts to Biobased Bottle

WEB EXCLUSIVE: The sauce is red, but the new bottle is green—that is, based partly on renewable, plant-based feedstocks.
New Product Announcements Published: 2/25/2011

BLOW MOLDING: Foamed PET Bottles for Beer

 WEB EXCLUSIVE: Now the foam isn’t just on top of the beer, it’s all around it.
New Product Announcements Published: 2/5/2011

Blow Molding: Change PET Bottle Molds in Under a Minute—November 2010

The Bottle Switch is a patented quick-change system from Sidel (U.S. office in Norcross, Ga.) that reduces PET mold-change times to less than a minute.
New Product Announcements Published: 1/4/2011

Blow Molding & Injection Molding Combined in One Process

A novel process and a new material combined to produce one of the more unusual entries among the fi nalists for the SPE Automotive Innovation Awards last fall.
New Product Announcements Published: 3/1/2010