• Origin Materials
    Origin Materials' PET cap will enable full bottle-to-bottle recycling.
    Thermoforming

    Origin Materials solves the PET cap conundrum

    Karen Hanna
    March 26, 2025
    Origin Materials and Reed City Group are collaborating on a thermoformed PET cap that could enable 100-percent bottle-to-bottle recycling.
    Artie Riegger
    Artie Riegger spent decades drumming for a series of rock 'n' roll bands.
    Extrusion

    Riegger maintains sales rhythm

    Karen Hanna
    March 20, 2025
    Longtime drummer begins his 41st year at KraussMaffei with no plans on quitting.
    Meltio
    Meltio's Engine Blue kit integrates a 3D metal print head onto an industrial robot.
    Molds & Tooling

    Meltio kit adds printing capabilities

    Karen Hanna
    March 20, 2025
    Engine Blue equips a vertical machining center or industrial robot for metal additive manufacturing.
    Beckhoff
    Beckhoff's AX8820 regenerative energy unit feeds power back to the grid.
    Product Innovations

    Beckhoff unit reduces electricity waste

    Ron Shinn
    March 19, 2025
    The AX8820 regenerative energy unit can be used on machines to feed power back to the grid.
    Entek
    When extruding with bioresins, Dean Elliott, technical processing manager at Entek, recommends avoiding reverse convey screw elements that pump the compound back toward the extruder throat because the action could degrade the temperature-sensitive materials.
    Extrusion

    Bioresins make inroads in extrusion, blow molding 

    Bruce Geiselman
    March 18, 2025
    Extrusion and blow molding processors must consider sensitivity to temperature, shear, residence time.

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    Plasmatreat
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    Product Innovations

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    Lynne Sherwin
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    Wittmann
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    Product Innovations

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    Karen Hanna
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    PCS Co.
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    Molds & Tooling

    PCS bushings offer superior heat transfer

    Karen Hanna
    March 12, 2025
    The heated sprue bushings can process a range of commodity resins in small to medium volumes.
    The Engel victory electric IMM combines the precision of electric drives and the advantages of tie-bar-less technology.
    Injection Molding

    Engel renames, upgrades victory electric IMM

    Lynne Sherwin
    March 11, 2025
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    JuggerBot 3D
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    Additive Manufacturing

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    Karen Hanna
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