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Fundamentally New Mechanism For Changing Sheet Thickness Increases Productivity, Broadens Gauge Range, Improves Quality

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Nordson EDI SmartGap™ Lip and Land Positioning System Reduces Job Changes from Hours to Minutes and Readily Transitions over a Broad Thickness Range while Enhancing Quality CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI, U.S.A., February 25, 2015: Breakthrough technology for sheet dies enables manufacturers to make changes in thickness with unprecedented speed, extend the range of thicknesses that they […]

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Versatile New-Design Cutter Hubs And Blades For Underwater Pelletizers Increase Throughput And Enhance Pellet Transport

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New Hub Design for Nordson BKG™ Pelletizers Accommodates Straight or Angled Blades; instead of Adding Throughput, Users Can Reduce RPM to Extend Die Plate and Blade Life MÜNSTER, GERMANY, February 23, 2015: New-design cutter hubs and blades for Nordson BKG™ underwater pelletizers increase throughput, improve transportation of pellets from the cutting area, simplify cutter assembly, […]

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Macro to premiere new foamed PLA sheet extrusion line at NPE 2015

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Canadian film and sheet extrusion machinery supplier Macro Engineering Technology Inc. will premiere a new polylactic acid (PLA) foam extrusion line at NPE 2015. The line uses tandem extruders to produce foamed PLA sheet between 1.2-5.0mm thick and up to 1,270 mm wide with a foam density of 0.07g/cc (16x expansion ratio). The sheet can […]

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Canadian access to plastics recycling at its highest level in last 10 years, said CPIA

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The number of recycling programs in Canada that accept and recycle a wide range of plastic packaging has grown to the largest ever in 10 years, according to the Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA). While access to recycling of plastic beverage containers continues to hold steady at 98 percent or more, CPIA’s report, “2014 Recycling […]

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Plenary Speakers At Spe Antec® Will Focus On Nanotechnology, Space Flight, And Additive Manufacturing

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Experts from White House Office of Science & Technology and Arburg Will Speak on Technologies with Implications for the Future of the Plastics Industry BETHEL, CT, U.S.A., February 3, 2015: Speakers at the plenary sessions of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) ANTEC® 2015 will discuss two technologies that will be key drivers in the […]

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US scrap plastic exports rebound in Oct ’14

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SPOKANE (Scrap Monster): According to latest government data, the exports of scrap plastic by the US surged higher during the month of October last year, in comparison with the previous month. Also, the exports climbed higher when matched with those during October 2013. The exports of recovered plastic during the initial ten-month period in 2014 […]

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Former Husky Vp Michael Urquhart Joins Npe2015 Sales Team

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Global Marketer Brings Expertise in PET and Other Packaging Sectors WASHINGTON, DC, U.S.A., August 27, 2014: Michael Urquhart will work in cooperation with Gunther Hoyt Associates, a key international sales agent for NPE2015: The International Plastics  Showcase, it was announced today by SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association, which produces the triennial NPE shows. NPE2015 will take place […]

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Indian PVC buyers seek price relief

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PVC buyers in India are taking a cautious approach to the market as they believe that they will be able to obtain some price relief in the coming weeks as per the pricing service of ChemOrbis. Although demand may start to pick up following the expected end of the monsoon season in September, buyers nevertheless […]

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