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How Was K 2022 for Blow Molding?
Over a dozen companies emphasized sustainability with use of foam and recycle, lightweighting and energy savings, along with new capabilities in controls, automation and quick changeovers.
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50 Years...600 Issues...and Still Counting
Matt Naitove marks his first half-century in plastics reporting, with a few of his favorite headlines.
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50 Years of Headlines … Almost
I was lucky to get an early look at many of the past half-century’s exciting developments in plastics. Here’s a selection.
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Staying Ahead of the Curve: How a Blow Molder Thrives as a ‘Technology Company’
Aptly named Ring Container Technologies beefs up R&D staff to meet customers’ future needs before the customers even know what they will be.
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Honeywell Debuts Aclar Edge Barrier Bottles for Pharmaceuticals
Honeywell has expanded beyond Aclar barrier films into Aclar Edge barrier bottles for pharmaceuticals and other moisture- and oxygen-sensitive products.
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Plasma “Glass” Barrier Coating Developed for Reusable PET Bottles
IKV and KHS Corpoplast in Germany collaborate on SiOx barrier coating that can withstand caustic washing for multi-trip PET bottles.
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Latest Barrier Blow Molding News And Updates
Injection Molding Gains an Edge in Motorcycle Gas Tanks
Complex shapes required for the latest motorcycle gas tanks favor injection over blow molding. Lanxess and BMW have a monolayer nylon solution.
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320 L Hydrogen Tank Liner Blow Molded in Nylon
Large liners for hydrogen composite pressure vessels are a challenge to blow mold. Kautex found a material and a technique to achieve a world “first.”
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The New Uniloy Plans Numerous Machine Developments
Starting with barrier coinjection at K 2019, Uniloy plans new blow molding machinery developments across four product lines.
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Blow Molding: New Six-Layer Coex Head for Packaging
Kautex returns to in-house production of six-layer blow molding heads for packaging.
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Injection-Blow Molding Multi-Layer Barrier Bottles
Kortec hot-runner technology and an auxiliary injector convert a standard machine to three-layer co-injection blow molding.
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Blow Molding: Heavy-Duty Bottle Deflashers
A pair of high-impact bottle deflashers are designed for heavy-wall containers made of tough resins like PC and E-PET.
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Blow Molding: Something for Everyone at K Show
Packaging, industrial, continuous-extrusion, accumulator-head, injection-blow, stretch-blow, EPET, foam, sandwich co-injection—the blow molding news was wide ranging at K 2019.
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Index Dips on Weak Exports, Employment
October’s number drops from September, despite expansion in new orders.
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NPE2018 New Technology Focus: All-Electrics Multiply in Blow Molding
All-electric shuttles and injection-blow machines continue to proliferate.
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Get into the Zone: Bottles
Do you make bottles? At NPE2018’s new Bottle Zone, hear technical presentations, view a wide range of technology for bottle processing—and enjoy a biergarten!
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Two Molders Investing in Medical Market
Currier Plastics and NPI/Medical invest in clean rooms; molding and blow molding machines; testing equipment and more.
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Focusing on People
In addition to numerous employees with two and three decades of experience, Iowa blow molder is building out its future staff via apprenticeships and area-school outreach.
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