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Bay Plastics Expands Remote Pelletizer Repair Service

Bay expands pickup-and-drop-off repair routes for strand pelletizers into the Southeast, reducing downtime for manufacturers with faster, more convenient service.  

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Follow These Best Practices for Better Blending

Learn how gravimetric blenders can improve material handling, reduce costs and optimize production with precise dosing, smart integration and real-time data tracking.

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Anton Paar Holding Free Polymer Characterization Workshop

Join a free polymer processing workshop on Sept. 24 near Akron, Ohio. Explore material characterization, extrusion, and formulation with Anton Paar experts.  

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Husky’s HyCAP 4.0 Advanced Tooling for Beverage Closures

Husky Technologies says its HyCAP 4.0 tooling meets the demand for lighter, more sustainable and regulation-compliant closures, without sacrificing performance or cost efficiency.

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ReBioCycle Demonstrates Closed-Loop Recycling of PLA Bioplastics from Mixed Plastic Waste

The EU-funded ReBioCycle consortium, working with industrial partners including Torwash and TotalEnergies Corbion, has confirmed that PLA can be sorted from mixed plastic waste, broken down into lactic acid and repolymerized into recycled PLA with properties equivalent to virgin material.

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Compliance Isn't Skill

Compliance keeps plants running. Skill keeps them profitable. Learn why operator capability — not checklists — reduces scrap, stabilizes throughput and protects margin.  

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District Judge Rules for Oregon in EPR Lawsuit

Preliminary injunction on NAW members lifted, all producers subject to fees. 

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Inline Ultra-High-Shear Mixer

The Ross MegaShear HSM-706MS-50 is a 50-hp high shear mixer reaching 7,200 rpm for emulsification, homogenization and particle-size reduction in demanding applications.  

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RJG Reveals iMFLUX Plans With Integration Complete

A little over a year after its acquisition of the company, RJG shared the synergies it sees between its sensor and process control technologies with iMFLUX’s constant-pressure molding.

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Flexicon Expands Product Line with Solid-Liquid Mixing and Blending System

FlexEductor uses Venturi vacuum technology for lump-free solid-liquid mixing with no moving parts, minimal maintenance, and full clean-in-place capability.  

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Big 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.

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KraussMaffei's New Sidefeeder Geared for Compounding Recycled Materials

New system from KraussMaffei compacts and feeds at the same time to simplify the recycling process and save energy.  

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Wittmann Launches Feedmax Clean Vacuum Loader with Dust-Removal System

Wittmann's Feedmax Clean 300 features an integrated dust-removal system, removing up to 80% of fine particles. Debuts at Fakuma 2026 with 80 kg/hr throughput.

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Haidlmair Aims To Remake Moldmaking with Speed, Technology and Efficiency

With a new facility under construction in Indiana, coming off its best fiscal year ever (topping Euro 100 million in revenue) and securing its largest single order (it built 170 tools in seven months), Haidlmair’s CEO Mario Haidlmair shares his company’s vision to be the world’s most advanced moldmaker.

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Meet the Molding Moment

Molding 2026 (Nov. 18-19; Hyatt Regency, Greenville, South Carolina) is your best opportunity to learn about the cutting-edge technologies that are reshaping the injection molding industry.

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Mobile Dryer With Graphic Color Display

Wittmann debuts the Drymax basic 120 at Fakuma 2026, featuring a new color display, energy-efficient drying and SmartCare for reliable operation in harsh environments.

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How Moretto’s Technologies Redefine Production Flexibility

Moretto offers a portfolio of modular, smart automation designed to reconfigure as operational needs change, helping processors reduce waste, protect capital investments, and respond quickly to shifting demand.

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Why Plastics Processors Need Interactive Production Scheduling

Real-time equipment visibility, dynamic MRP calculations and drag-and-drop scheduling help plastics processors prevent conflicts and hit due dates.

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Plastics Processing Index Contracts Again in July While Production Rises

The GBI Processing Index contracted by 1.8 points in July, but at 53.7 remains in growth territory.

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BARplast in Distribution Partnership for Polyamide-Imide Materials

BARplast LLC has entered into a distribution partnership with Toray Resin Co. for the TI-5000 Series of polyamide-imide materials, broadening its high-performance polymer portfolio for customers across North America.

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Thermal Care’s NQ Series Chiller Adds Adaptive Technologies

Latest revision adds advanced software, EC fans, electronic expansion valves and Dynamic Lift Technology for greater efficiency, accuracy and longevity.

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SABIC Resin Eliminates Antenna Split in Smartphone Middle Frames

SABIC introduces Ultem DU762 resin, a polyetherimide material compatible with non-conductive physical vapor deposition sputtering processes, offering design, manufacturing and system cost advantages over metal for smartphone middle frame applications.

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What You Should Know About Transfer Lines

Design the transfer line as short as possible, target a wall shear stress of 20 to 30 kPa, use clam-shell type elbows, and make sure all pipes and connections are the same diameter.

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WM Thermoforming Machines Introduces FXL1000 To Boost Output and Versatility

WM Thermoforming Machines' FXL1000 thermoformer features advanced third motion technology and cloud-based WMind monitoring suite for high-demand production environments.

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