EXTRUSION: Modular Roll Stack

Battenfeld-Cincinnati USA (formerly American Maplan Corp.), McPherson, Kans., has developed a highly efficient roll-stack concept to complement its line of single-screw extruders for sheet.
New Product Announcements Published: 3/28/2012

EXTRUSION: Thickness Scanner Is Precise, ‘ Eco-Friendly’

New ULO (Ultra-light O-frame) scanner from Scantech Americas, Gaithersburg, Md., features a compact frame and x-ray sensor and a host of energy-saving features.
New Product Announcements Published: 3/28/2012

EXTRUSION: Entry-Level, Fixed-Point Web Gauging

The new fixed-point 8000-F web-gauging system is described as a cost-effective, entry-level version of the TDi family of distributed measurement and control systems from NDC Infrared Engineering Inc., Irwindale, Calif.
New Product Announcements Published: 7/27/2011

ADDITIVES: Release Agent, Lubricant for PET

Contains no solvents, silicone, or halogens, and can be removed with water.
New Product Announcements Published: 5/31/2011

AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT: Gearmotors for Feeders, Blenders

They are both brushless and encoderless for far superior reliability and performance and longer life.
New Product Announcements Published: 5/31/2011

EXTRUSION: On-Line Sensor for Thick Sheet

New OptiMike from NDC Infrared Engineering, Irwindale, Calif., was developed to meet the need for accurate but cost-effective measurement of thicker and foamed sheet that would otherwise require nuclear gauges.
New Product Announcements Published: 4/26/2011

EXTRUSION: Monitor PET I.V. In Real Time

Processing Technologies Inc.
New Product Announcements Published: 4/25/2011

EXTRUSION: Nine-Extruder Sheet Line For Yogurt Cups

A new customized nine-extruder, five-layer sheet extrusion system for production of multi-colored, striped sheet for thermoformed HIPS yogurt cups is said to be one of the most unusual and sophisticated packaging sheet lines on the market.
New Product Announcements Published: 4/25/2011

EXTRUSION: Winding Systems for Sheet

New sheet winding systems from Processing Technologies International, LLC (PTi), Aurora Ill., comprise cantilever, A-frame, turret, and automatic designs.
New Product Announcements Published: 3/23/2011

Materials: Foam-Core PE Sheets Arrive in North America

WEB EXCLUSIVE: A new joint venture will market and manufacture structural-foam polyethylene sheets suitable for applications in recreational-vehicle panels; shipping containers; concrete forms (already commercial); marine decking, storage bins, and ...
New Product Announcements Published: 1/7/2011