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The food-grade PET recycling system will be supplied to rPET flake producer Başatlı in April 2022. The recoSTAR PET 215 iV+ will be Starlinger’s first bottle-to-bottle recycling system operating in Turkey. It is equipped with one of the biggest extruder sizes that Starlinger recycling technology is currently building and produces up
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PET preform moulds for side-entry systems PET preform moulds from Otto Hofstetter AG are now also available for side-entry systems. The family-owned Swiss company relies on its proprietary Cavity-Lock stack design, with its proven track record in the top-entry world, supplying all corresponding EOATs ranging from 2 to 192 cavities. In
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In-house mould making at 12 machining centres In the household detergents sector, plastic packaging, whether rigid or flexible, continues to dominate. In 2020, the use of detergents and disinfectants has favoured the growth in market share attributable to rigid plastic packaging over, for example, metal packaging. The world consumption of plastic
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Petka Mold, which is based in Adana, Turkey, specialises in the production of PET preform and blowing moulds, along with aftersales support and spare parts. The company has, from its earliest days, had a focus on advanced technological expertise to drive product improvement, including weight reduction and performance in operation. İt
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Mold-Master’s Symfill technology is intended to minimise core shift to improve part quality (straightness) of cylindrical, centre injected components having an aggressive L/D ratio. It achieves this by allowing the melt to enter the nozzle runner channel from multiple sides as opposed to the single-entry point of traditional designs. Examples of
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Suntory Group announced that the company has created a prototype PET bottle made from 100% plant-based materials. The prototype has been produced for the company’s Orangina brand in Europe along with its bottled mineral water brand in Japan, Suntory Tennensui. This announcement is claimed to mark a breakthrough after a nearly
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The Schwarz Group is reviewing the objectives and progress of its group-wide plastics strategy REset Plastic. The reason for this is the Global Commitment 2021 Progress Report which was published by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, whose initiative the Schwarz Group joined back in 2018. The interim review shows: The corporate group
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StackTeck Systems Ltd., a global manufacturer of multi-cavity, high-volume production moulds, has made important additions to their plant manufacturing capabilities, and has spent approximately $7 million USD in capital equipment since the beginning of the pandemic. Lou Dimaulo, StackTeck’s Senior Vice President of Manufacturing stated: “StackTeck never sleeps, we have gone
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Bekum America Corporation has completed construction of an expanded machine production facility to meet the consistently high demand for Bekum extrusion blow moulding machines. The new facility adds 40,000 square feet of manufacturing and 7,400 square feet of office space to Bekum’s existing 115,000 square foot facility. This expansion will allow
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In 2020, Sacmi supplied the market with over 3,200 preform stacks, half of which were self-produced. Marketed in synergy with the injection preform system (IPS) machine family, yet also available for the most common commercial applications, the Sacmi mould range provides proprietary design solutions.These mainly regard the hot section, with the
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Not long ago, Sipa broke through a barrier of multi-cavity PET preform production with the first mould in the world to hold 180 cavities. The mould was the same size as one with 144 cavities, but advanced hot runner technology allowed to insert an extra 36 cavities – almost 25% more.
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