Pipe, Profile & Tubing Extrusion

KraussMaffei Celebrates 50 Years in U.S.

The U.S. has become the largest single-country market for KM.

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N.A. Plastics Machinery Shipments On the Rise in Q1

Shipments of primary plastics equipment in the first quarter were up 13.5% from the year-ago quarter.

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Postconsumer

Ahead of the Curve in Recycling

A pioneer in recycling milk bottles built a thriving business in plastic lumber, but blow molding with PCR has proved a longer, harder road to success.

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Easy-To-Integrate Wireless Production-Monitoring Platform

Smart-factory technology made more accessible by start-up firm.

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plant tour

Collaboration in Catheters

Medical Murray has developed innovative catheter technologies by working with its customers and down its supply chain.

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Integrated Process Cooling Boosts Output, Cuts Costs

Closed-loop system helps an extrusion processor maintain quality of reusable straws and other products.

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Medical

Advanced Tri-Layer Tubing for Balloon Catheters

Putnam Plastics’ proprietary extrusion process produces tri-layer tubing with improved tensile, burst and elongation properties.

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Thermoforming

U.S. High-Melt-Strength PP Tackles Wide Range of Applications

Total’s new HMS-PP signals both increased interest in the material and a source of domestic production.

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Graham, Conair Team Up To Boost Medical Tubing Technology

Suppliers to house each other's equipment in their respective extrusion labs.

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Packaging

Clear, Retortable Plastic Can Made from Extruded Tube

Coextruded PP/EVOH tube with double-seamed metal ends.

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Windmoeller
Insert molding automation
AM Workshop
Vacuum Tech for Plastics Manufacturers
Blending Revolution
Improved Stainless 420 ESR
Orbetron new for 2024 micro twin screw feeder
Processing additives for Plastics recycling stream
NPE2024: The Plastics Show