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Hesta targets industrial packaging

Issue: November 2018

Hesta Blasformtechnik GmbH & Co. KG, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany, is introducing three new all-electric blow molding machines that target the [more]
SMC, Moog partner on electric injection blow molding machines

Issue: October 2018

As utility bills go up, the light bulb has gone off for machinery OEMs interested in providing their customers with greater energy efficiency. SMC Corp., [more]
Companies find faster, easier ways to manage information

Issue: September 2018

As the technologies to collect machine and business data expand and improve, companies that turn all those ones and zeros into business insights are in [more]
Blow molding machines gain ground with speed, conservation, connectivity

Issue: August 2018

Quicker mold changes. Increased flexibility. Reduced energy and material use. Greater connectivity. These were some of the key themes at NPE2018 as makers [more]

Pet All accumulator-head system takes aim at rotomolding

Issue: July 2018

Rotational molding traditionally has been the go-to technology for molding very large plastic parts. But a 34-year-old Canadian maker of blow molding machinery [more]
Bottle-inspection systems employ automation

Issue: July 2018

Blow Molding lines can handle tens of thousands of bottles an hour. But what about processes downstream? Built for precision and speed, some of the latest [more]
Machinery maker Pet All opening U.S. tech center

Issue: July 2018

Pet All Manufacturing Inc., a Markham, Ontario, maker of blow molding machinery, announced at NPE2018 plans to open a new technical center in Michigan [more]

Patent Report: Kiefel patent enhances thermoforming

Issue: June 2018

Kiefel GmbH Freilassing, Germany, has patented a thermoforming line it says produces greater throughputs and more precise wall thicknesses than available [more]
Companies, brewer team to provide beer in PET bottles

Issue: May 2018

Beer drinkers can raise a glass — a plastic glass — to NPE2018 organizers, as they relax in a beer garden set up in NPE's Bottle Zone. [more]
Tax law includes benefits for makers, buyers of machinery and equipment

Issue: May 2018

The first major tax change in more than 30 years creates an interesting opportunity for machinery and equipment users at NPE2018. It could mean that more [more]