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

'Dryer-less' Reclaim of PET/PLA with Direct Sheet Extrusion

Luigi Bandera Meccaniche S.p.A. of Milan, Italy, and Processing Technologies International (PTi) LLC, Aurora, Ill. have teamed up to furnish sheet extrusion systems for processing 100% reclaimed PET or PLA flake without need for drying and crystalli...
New Product Announcements Published: 4/1/2010

Foam Board Die System Speeds Changeovers

A new die system for extruded PS foam board from Extrusion Dies Industries (EDI), Chippewa Falls, Wis., is said to dramatically reduce downtime for product changeovers, enhance control over product dimensions, reduce scrap, and eliminate shutdowns f...
New Product Announcements Published: 3/1/2010

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

Screen Changer, Gear Pump Combo Cuts Pelletizing Step

WEB EXCLUSIVE: 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: 1/1/2010