Thermoforming

Compounding

PPA Adds Four to 2017 Membership Roster

PPA is a non-profit organization with a roster of more than 160 members, all of whom have at least 20 years of experience in plastics.

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Materials

SPI Rebrands as Plastics Industry Association

SPI is now PLASTICS and also has a new logo, which represents the six facets of the plastics industry supply chain.

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Packaging

Cooling Makeover Helps Plant Boost Efficiency, Save Energy

Switch to new system also allows extruder and thermoformer to boost throughputs.

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Materials

SPE announces 2016 SPE foundation scholarship award recipients

The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) has announced the winners of the 2016 scholarship program administered by SPE Foundation, including 42 scholarships totaling more than $110,000.

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Packaging

‘Smart Lid’ Changes Color If Drink Is Too Hot

The Aussie-based company has appointed a large-scale European thermoformer to make its lids, with the hunt on for a U.S. supplier.

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Construction

Vaulting to Number One Among Heavy-Gauge Thermoformers

For Wilbert Plastic Services, it’s all about bringing together design and engineering to add value for customers.

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Commodity Resins

Are You Ready for K 2016?

We’ve got you covered with five feature stories and an entire new-products section devoted to the October show in Dusseldorf.

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Extrusion

July’s Index—45.9

Plants with 50-99 employees expand for eighth straight month.

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polyolefins

Thermoformer’s Hot-to-Go Containers Enabled by Advanced PP Clarifier

Tray-Pak’s new custom thermoformed containers combine super clarity with high-temperature performance.

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Thermoforming

K 2016 Preview: Thermoforming

Machine builders put the pedal to the metal with new packaging lines that set speed records. You’ll also see a new ‘twist’ in thermoforming.

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