Screen Changer, Gear Pump Combo Cuts Pelletizing Step

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 Announcements Published: 2/1/2010

Suppliers Team Up on PET Sheet System

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 Announcements Published: 1/1/2010

New Type of Granulator for Hard & Soft Materials

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Harmo Co. of Japan (represented here by Maruka U.S.A.
New Product Announcements Published: 1/1/2010

PET Bottle Output Rises, Energy Consumption Falls

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 Announcements Published: 10/1/2009

New-Generation Welder Answers Users’ Requests

Customers requested enhanced process control, faster tool changes and setup, and increased speed and efficiency of the welding process.
New Product Announcements Published: 9/1/2009

Central Granulator Built For ‘Adaptability’

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 Announcements Published: 7/1/2009

New Sheets of TPO and Recycled PETG

WEB EXCLUSIVE Spartech Corp., St.
New Product Announcements Published: 7/1/2009

PE Film Reclaim System Works for PLA, Too

Processors making PLA film and sheet, especially oriented PLA, have kept mum about how they reprocess their scrap.
New Product Announcements Published: 7/1/2009

CORRECTION High-Precision Ultrasonic Welder

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 Announcements Published: 6/1/2009

New Sealing System for Packaging At NPE Show

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 Announcements Published: 6/1/2009