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VIEW ALLBig Bubble, Wide Film Highlight Balcan's Latest Buy
Five-layer Bandera line to produce films at a 50-ft web width — among the largest formats available for industrial packaging.
Read MoreIngenia Installs Seven-Layer Macro Blown Film Lab Line
Ingenia expands its Brantford Innovation Center with a seven-layer blown film lab line by Macro, boosting multilayer film development and material innovation.
Read MoreConsider the Incumbent Resin Effect When Purging Your Blown Film Dies
Be thorough to purge all the previous resin from your blown film line before starting up with a new resin to avoid gels and other impurities.
Read MorePFAS Free PPAs are Advancing, But Processing Adjustments Still Critical
As non-PFAS polymer processing aids for blown film extrusion evolve, approaches to using them and maintaining equipment are as important as ever.
Read MoreMaag to Buy Cloeren
Maag Group acquires Cloeren, a leading extrusion die and feedblock manufacturer, expanding its polymer processing solutions. Deal expected to close in Q3.
Read MoreCast Film Die Built for PFAS-Free Formulations
Amid the push to ban “forever chemicals,” Nordson has engineered a new flow-distribution channel to enable stable extrusion of formulations without fluoropolymer-based processing aids.
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Vastex Industrial Infrared Tunnel Oven Manages Airflow for High-Volume Curing
ERVP Series infrared tunnel oven is a modular three-chamber unit designed for high-volume curing of film, sheet, adhesives, coatings and parts.
Read MoreExtrusion Automation Debuts Film-Recycling Machine
Energy-efficient film pelletizing machine has PLC controls, 3-year warranty and built-in training support.
Read MoreW&H Completes Expansion of North American HQ
Machinery manufacturer’s expansion increases operational capacity and supports continued team growth in North America.
Read MoreAlpine Debuts Granulate Intake Unit
Design features three slide valves and a metal separator with no adapters required, promising dust prevention, rapid screw emptying and minimal resin loss.
Read MoreHosokawa 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.
Read MoreReifenhäuser 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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Flexible Film Processor Reinvents Itself With Coextrusion Investment
Approaching its 50th anniversary, Mountain States Plastics moves from monolayer to modern coextrusion technology to boost quality and reach more customers.
Read MoreStretch-Film Innovator Collaborates on New High-Performance Nanostructure
Alliance Films leverages ExxonMobil resins and Cloeren nanolayer tooling technology to develop a high-performance PPS film.
Read MoreAutomation in Motion: Rethinking Roll Handling for Flexible Film Processors
Learn how to overcome roll-handling bottlenecks in film processing with AMRs, robotics and integrated systems that enhance efficiency and safety.
Read MoreMid South Extrusion’s New Path to Growth
In business for nearly 40 years, this family-owned company is investing big in a move to be a power player in high-end blown film markets.
Read MoreMitigate Resin Degradation With Nitrogen Sparging in the Hopper
Here's how nitrogen sparging in extruders reduces resin degradation in polyethylene films by excluding oxygen, minimizing gels and boosting yield.
Read MoreAt 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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