Jim Callari Editorial Director

Jim Callari is the editorial director of Plastics Technology magazine. Jim has been in plastics journalism since 1988, when he joined the staff of Plastics World Magazine as senior editor. Jim joined Plastics Technology in 1997 as executive editor, and became editorial director in 2009. In addition to being responsible for the overall editorial strategy of the magazine, Jim enjoys reporting on extrusion technology. He is a long-time member of the Society of Plastics Engineers and currently serves on the board of directors for SPE’s Extrusion Division. He is also a member of the content committee for NPE2024. Jim was inducted into the Plastics Pioneers Association in 2012. In 1989, Jim received the Jesse H. Neal Editorial Achievement Award, considered the Pulitzer Prize of business journalism, from the Association of Business Publishers. PRESS KIT

At K 2025, Automation, AI All the Rage in Blown Film

New controls technology aims to minimize operator involvement and required expertise, while MDO technology continues to advance as well.  

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Film Extrusion

Hosokawa Alpine Calibration Basket Offers Variety of Options To Boost Efficiency, Output

Can be equipped with additional monomer separator and a post-cooling air ring to increase output.  

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Film Extrusion

Reifenhäuser Blown Film Dies, Air Rings Combine To Boost Output

New products, when combined, are designed to increase output rate by up to 30% from industry standards.  

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Compounding

Durable Cutting Blades From Maag Target FRP Pelletizing

Cutting blades from Maag are for strand pelletizing fiberglass-reinforced plastics and other abrasive compounds.  

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Exelliq Stacking System Automates Profile Extrusion

Retrofittable unit separates, aligns and reliably transports the parts.    

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Film Extrusion

LyondellBasell Installs Seven-Layer Cast Film Line at Cincinnati Tech Center

Resin maker says the investment will allow it to develop and test cast film grades in “unprecedented” ways.  

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Agile Thermoformer Finds More Speed, Revenue With Additive Manufacturing

Active in both thin- and thick-gauge markets — not to mention rotomolding — Lindar tacks on additive manufacturing to slash lead times for prototype molds and fixtures.

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industry 4.0

How This Pipemaker Streamlined Data-Management Processes

HakaGerodur centralized and digitized its data flow and certifications using software developed by Pipeson.

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Testing

Inspec.tech Debuts 3 Vision Inspection Systems

Company expands line of raw material inspection (RMI) systems for pellet inspection and sorting.  

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Qlar Feeder Can Accomodate a Variety of Materials

Loss-in-weight feeder engineered for handling postconsumer reclaim.  

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Packaging

OMV Showcases Lightweighting and PEF Forming Technologies

New technologies advance OMV’s sustainability goals and efforts to move toward full recyclability of high-barrier packaging.   

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Drying

Wittmann Debuts Energy-Efficient 'Basic' Dryer

Dual-cartridge technology is designed to offer high energy efficiency and ease of maintenance in a compact design.  

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