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Husky, West Hall, Level 2, 1303 Husky, a leading industrial technology provider to the plastics processing community, announced that it will demonstrate its innovations for a variety of markets at NPE2018. In its 12,000 square foot exhibition space the company will also be showcasing a wide range of innovative applications and
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PETform, South Hall 15087, India, a manufacturer of two stage & single stage moulds for PET packaging, will show a 72-cavity preform mould for a Netstal PETline machine. It will also display a preform moulding solution for heavy thick walled preforms with an innovative post-cooling system that functions without the use
Read moreChinaplas, SIPA, Hall 4.1 Booth C71 The advantage of mould conversion over buying a brand new mould lies in the lower capital investment involved. SIPA’s mould refurbishing and conversion services in China are an important element of its PET preform and bottle mould offering.The existing mould shoe is reused, and return
Read moreDrinktec Nissei ASB Machine Co., Ltd., Hall A4 – Stand 322 Nissei ASB, a leading manufacturer of machines for injection stretch blow moulding of PET and other plastics, will demonstrate live moulding on ASB’s 215m2 booth together with a display of some of the most interesting recent updates in injection stretch-blow
Read moreDanone and Nestlé Waters have joined forces with Origin Materials, a startup based in Sacramento, California, to form the NaturALL Bottle Alliance. Together, the three partners aim to develop and launch at commercial scale a PET plastic bottle made from bio-based material, i.e. 100% sustainable and renewable resources. The project uses
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Cold Jet, producer of dry ice cleaning and production system solutions, moved into its new technology center in Weinsheim, Germany. The new 640m² building is constructed on a space of 3,000m². The building is designed for future expansion by the possibility of adding more modules. The new office houses sales, service,
Read morePolyOne announced that all constituents of its light blocking additive for dairy products, ColorMatrix Lactra SX, have been rated as compliant with newly introduced Chinese Food Approval standards (GB) as tested by China Packaging Research & Test Center. The addition of Lactra SX additive to PET bottles extends the shelf life
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The DC-A dryer control, first launched in late 2016 on smaller Conair Carousel Plus dryers and MDCW mobile drying/conveying systems, is now available on mid-sized dryers and has been further enhanced with remote access via Virtual Network Computing (VNC). This new capability, not previously available on the DC-A control, means that
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Kreyenborg Plant Technology GmbH, based in Senden, Germany will be putting particular focus this year on a range of topics regarding drying and crystallising, as well as comprehensive solutions for bulk-material handling processes. The Infrared Rotary Dryers IRD is used for crystallising and drying virgin or regrind materials for a number
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Reduced CO2 emissions with respect to utilisation of already efficient laser-guided vehicles (LGVs), cutting them to a quarter of those emitted by traditional storage systems which use fossil fuels, plus advantages in terms of logistic efficiency and process hygiene. This is Sacmi CPB LINK, the new highly automated dynamic buffer chosen
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During the main conference of the European Plastics Converters (EuPC) Annual Meeting on June 3, 2016, the seven winners of the Best Polymer Producers Awards for Europe 2016 were announced. The Polymers for Europe Alliance congratulates the winners of this European-wide customer satisfaction survey which reflects their contribution to the plastics
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