A sheet extruder of recycled PET eliminated the need to pelletize its scrap before reuse by equipping a line with a self-cleaning screen changer and gear pump supplied by Maag Pump Systems, Charlotte, N.C. New Product AnnouncementsPublished: 2/1/2010
Davis-Standard, Pawcatuck, Conn., and Gneuss, Matthews, N.C., have joined forces to supply a PET sheet line that requires no material predrying and offers throughput rates of up to 2000 lb/hr. New Product AnnouncementsPublished: 1/1/2010
WEB EXCLUSIVE: At last month’s Drinktec exhibition in Munich, Germany, Sidel of France introduced new technologies and services to produce more PET bottles faster with less energy consumption. New Product AnnouncementsPublished: 10/1/2009
Customers requested enhanced process control, faster tool changes and setup, and increased speed and efficiency of the welding process. New Product AnnouncementsPublished: 9/1/2009
Ability to be reconfigured for changing needs is one major design concept behind the new T500 Series central granulators from ACS Group, Schaumburg, Ill., parent of the AEC/Nelmor, Cumberland, Sterling, and Colortronic brands, all of which will offe... New Product AnnouncementsPublished: 7/1/2009
Processors making PLA film and sheet, especially oriented PLA, have kept mum about how they reprocess their scrap. New Product AnnouncementsPublished: 7/1/2009
WEB EXCLUSIVE Last month, we reported that Sonics & Materials Inc., Newtown, Conn., would introduce at NPE its new e-Press ultrasonic welder, designed to provide precise, repeatable welds to the exact final dimensions of a part. New Product AnnouncementsPublished: 6/1/2009
WEB EXCLUSIVE Rennco LLC, Homer, Mich., will show at NPE a vertical packaging machine with a new Low Energy Seal System--a special sealing bar that operates at a lower temperature than standard systems, saving energy. New Product AnnouncementsPublished: 6/1/2009