The first law of thermodynamics states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, but only transferred from one place to another. If you think of an injection mold as a closed thermodynamic system, ...

PureCycle Technologies and IPL Schoeller have developed polypropylene tubs and lids incorporating 25% post-consumer recycled content. Cleveland Kitchen, a fermented foods producer, will roll out the ...

Barnes Molding Solutions, which includes the injection molding, mold and hot runner technology suppliers Männer, Foboha, Synventive, Thermoplay, Gammaflux and Priamus, has opened a new production ...

Coca-Cola thought it had reached the limits of lightweighting for its small PET carbonated soft drink bottles. But a “complete redesign” led to a further 12% reduction.

Progressive Components (Wauconda, Illinois), an injection molding technology and component supplier, has transitioned to 100% employee ownership through the establishment of an Employee Stock ...

The Haidlmair Group, Nussbach, Austria, has expanded its international manufacturing base via the acquisition of Slovakian company TFM Slovakia. In a release, Haidlmair said this move strategically ...

At the show, it will mold 2-L carbonated soft drink (CSD) bottles capable of more than 25 return/refill cycles. Made with up to 30% rPET, these bottles weigh just 90 g, 7.5% lighter than the industry ...

Industrial Speeds Required New technical developments that support KHS Supreme include scaling up the InnoPET Plasmax coating systems to industrial speeds of 60,000 bottles per hour, up from 48,000 ...

APSX LLC, which previously marketed the APSX‑PIM desktop thermoplastic injection molding machine, has debuted the APSX‑LSR — a benchtop liquid silicone rubber (LSR) injection system. Designed for ...

A new foaming agent masterbatch for a broad range of volume thermoplastics has been launched by CAI Performance Additives, the sole North American distributor of high-performance additives produced by ...

Nissei Plastic Industrial Co. Ltd. and Toyo Innovex Co. Ltd. will become wholly owned subsidiaries under a newly established joint holding company — GMS Group Co. Ltd. — via share transfer. As part of ...

Kisuma Chemicals has introduced Setogem RD, a dual-function nucleating and acid scavenging agent for polypropylenes (PP). “We are very proud to offer this unique new molecule to our customers in the ...