Sheet Extrusion
Former Has a Full-Blown Focus on Sustainability
Shepherd Thermoforming’s operation has spared millions of PET bottles from death by landfill. It also has taken steps to slash its own energy and water consumption.
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Research Reaffirms FDA Rules for Virgin PET Cap as Barrier
Study refutes previous research that raised doubts over V-PET’s effectiveness as a functional barrier layer when coextruded with R-PET.
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Global Packaging Giant Sets Sights on U.S.
Well established in other parts of the world, Greiner Packaging is bringing its wide array of food-packaging technologies to the U.S. market.
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How to Collect and Interpret Process Data in Extrusion: Part 2
In this second of three installments, the focus is on the crucial element of melt temperature.
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VIDEO: Predict Failure, Maintain Success
Is it still a repair if you fix the machine before it breaks?
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VIDEO: Extrusion Still Mixes Art and Science
On many extrusion shop floors, there’s likely a more experienced staffer who can tell something’s amiss with a line using only the instrumentation God gave him or her.
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Extrusion Powerhouse Does It All
Tekni-Plex has evolved into a technically diverse global supplier of a wide range of extrusions for a host of markets, many of which are regulated.
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Godwin Named President, CEO of Battenfeld-Cincinnati
New executive has been with extrusion machine builder since 1999.
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K 2016 Extrusion: Speed, Versatility Rule the Day at K
Shorter product runs mean frequent product changeovers for processors, and suppliers responded to these trends across all extrusion technologies.
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How to Collect & Interpret Process Data in Extrusion
The first installment of this three-part series focuses on proper use of a data- acquisition system.
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