Dual-Strand Profile Line Gives Extruder Twice the Output
Steady growth in product demand and a full manufacturing floor required profile extruder Intralox to get creative when it needed to upgrade its equipment.

New Program Guarantees Performance of Auxiliary Equipment
Web-based and cloud-powered, Conair’s new SmartServices platform is key to its just-launched ‘Uptime Guaranteed’ initiative.

NPE2018 New Technology Focus: Drying
Industry 4.0 meets resin-drying at NPE2018.

Conair Applies Industry 4.0 to Make Service Smarter
Web-based and cloud-powered, Conair’s new Industry 4.0 SmartServices platform is key to its just-launched Uptime Guaranteed initiative.

Conair Launches New Viper Granulator Product Line
Seven different models are on display at the show, in configurations for injection molding, blow molding and both pipe/profile and film/sheet extrusion.

Conair Rolls Out ‘Uptime Guaranteed’ Initiative, Guaranteeing Its Equipment’s Performance
Conair plans to walk the walk when it comes to ensuring the performance of all its equipment via what it calls the deepest service team in the industry and new Industry 4.0 tools.

Recycling/Scrap Reclaim at NPE2018: Technology Focuses on Boosting Regrind Consistency, Pellet Quality
There will be no shortage of new technology and highlights of the latest trends in recycling and sustainability at NPE2018.

Injection Molding at NPE2018: A Showplace for the ‘Smart Factory’
In Orlando, you’ll glimpse the future, and it’s automated and interconnected. But don’t worry, there are plenty of ways for plants of all sizes to get in on these trends.

Auxiliaries at NPE2018: Packing More Functions in Less Space
Auxiliary equipment suppliers are building more and more technology into their products, packing more physical and virtual functions into the same or smaller footprints.

New Valve Bids to Increase Wave Conveying Capacity
Conair says it has perfected a new automatic-flush common line valve, potentially increasing the overall capacity of its patented Wave Conveying system.

New Granulator Product Line From Conair
Seven different models are on display at the show, in configurations for injection molding, blow molding, and both pipe/profile and film/sheet extrusion.

NPE Trend Watch: Predictive Maintenance
New technology allows processors to address equipment and component hiccups before they start to foul up manufacturing.

Line Redesign Launches New Small- and Mid-Size Desiccant Dryers
After cooling options and a new control highlight completely revamped dryer line.

Coextrusion Line Demonstrates Technology for API Catheters
At trade show, suppliers team to show how to run a medical tube that includes medicine.

A Culture Built on Innovation in Medical Tubing Extrusion
Microspec was born out of innovation, and 28 years later continues to set the global standard in medical tubing by developing high-precision multi-lumen catheters—among other tubing products—by refusing to believe “it can’t be done.”

EXTRUSION: Planetary Cutter Offers More Precision for Medical Tubing
Secondary off-line finishing is said to be all but eliminated.

MATERIALS HANDLING: Blender Upgrades Control, Fine Tunes Mixing and Dosing
Less navigation and fewer steps required to create and store material-blending recipes.