MATERIALS: Borealis Medical & Packaging Materials on Display at NPE

Injection molders vising the show in Orlando will have a chance to become better acquainted with application-tailored polyolefins from Borealis of Vienna, Austria.
New Product Announcements Published: 2/29/2012

THERMOFORMING: Roll-Fed Former with 'Low-Scrap' Tooling

Making its U.S. debut at NPE in Orlando is the GN760 in-line forming machine from GN Thermoforming Equipment, Chester, N.S.
New Product Announcements Published: 12/28/2011

MATERIALS: EVOH/Nanoclay Barrier Compounds Coming Soon

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Nippon Gohsei of Japan has signed an exclusive global licensing agreement with Nanobiomatters Industries S.L. of Spain for the exclusive use of Nanobiomatters’ O2Block Barrier nanoclay additive in EVOH compounds.
New Product Announcements Published: 12/1/2011

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

INJECTION MOLDING: Smaller Two-Platen Press for High-Volume Packaging

The German parent of KraussMaffei Corp., Florence, Ky., has come out with the smallest model in its MX hydraulic two-platen series, aimed at high-productivity molding of caps and closures with high-cavitation and stack molds.
New Product Announcements Published: 11/22/2011

MATERIALS: Novel TPE Earns FDA’s Okay

WEB EXCLUSIVE: The first TPE based on cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) has received Food Contact Notification (#1104) from the U.S.
New Product Announcements Published: 10/31/2011

MATERIALS: Clear, Flexible PLA Blend for Blown Film

WEB EXCLUSIVE: A clear, flexible resin that’s biodegradable and has a high content of renewable resources has been introduced for blown film by FKuR of Germany (U.S. office in Cedar Park, Tex.). Its new Bio-Flex F 2201 CL is a blend of PLA bio...
New Product Announcements Published: 10/4/2011

INJECTION MOLDING: New-Generation Closure Machine Saves Time & Energy

Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd., Bolton, Ont., has launched a new generation of its HyCAP hybrid electric/hydraulic molding system for high output of beverage closures.
New Product Announcements Published: 9/29/2011

INJECTION MOLDING: Two New Electric Presses

High-speed machines for clean room medical and packaging.
New Product Announcements Published: 6/27/2011