Graham Engineering: Robert Schroeder new director of business development blow moulding

Graham Engineering Corporation has appointed Robert Schroeder as director of business development for blow moulding systems. He will be responsible for worldwide commercial leadership of Graham Engineering’s range of blow moulding systems. Robert Schroeder comes to this new position after being business development manager at Graham Packaging Company, a customer of

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Bekum Group reorganised in Europe

The reorganisation of the Bekum Group in Germany and Austria was successfully completed in spring 2016 as planned. The Production division, which includes machine assembly, shipping, procurement, work preparation and warehousing, has moved to Traismauer (Austria), about 60km from Vienna. For this purpose, more than 5 million Euros were invested in

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Bericap’s light weight closure

The last few years have seen a significant drive for reductions in the cost of packaging for all beverages alongside with an improvement in the carbon footprint of the package. But consumer convenience became more important, too. Reducing packaging weight and costs is important for bottlers selling their products either to

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Husky and MHT settle long-standing dispute

After many months of ongoing discussions, Husky Injection Molding Systems and MHT Mold & Hotrunner Technology announced that they have come to a joint agreement to settle all pending disputes regarding issues concerning trade secrets. After many years of litigation, Husky and MHT have decided to amicably resolve any differences relating

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Demand for packaging sustainability drives change in the way businesses will compete, according to Smithers Pira

Data from Smithers Pira forecast steady growth across the packaging industry – pushing a market valued at $839 billion in 2015 to expand at 3.5% year-on-year and reach a total value of $997 billion in 2020. As this happens sustainability will become an increasingly important factor for decision makers at all

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GPR introduces new optical online wall thickness measurement system for empty plastic bottles and containers

GP Resources, LLC (GPR), is launching its real-time thickness measurement system for the plastic bottle and container manufacturing market. The GPR Wall Thickness System (WTS), based on a new non-contact optical technology that enables measurement of bottles’ walls independently on both sides, is installed on an existing conveyor downstream of a

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