1:16 min
Preform moulds
Mold-Masters provides online Hot Runner Justification Tool
For high volume molders, the decision to use a hot runner is an obvious one. The fact is with the high cost of plastic, energy and manpower, hot runners make sense even when small volumes of molded parts are required. Cold runners run slower cycles, consume more energy, use more ...
2:59 min
Bottle development and design
Graham Packaging and TalkingRain team up to advance sustainability in PET hot-fill bottles for vitamin-enhanced waters
There's a good way to remember the name of Graham Packaging's new sustainability leader in a 20-ounce PET stock hot-fill bottle. Just say, Gee, it's light. Indeed, it is light-and it's called the G-LiteTM bottle.Doug MacLean, CEO of TalkingRain Beverage Company in Preston, ...
4:23 min
Additives
PolyOne to present expanded portfolio at Elmia Polymer 2009
ASSESSE, Belgium – April 6, 2009 – PolyOne Corporation (NYSE:POL) will be exhibiting its latest colorants, additives, engineered materials, services and solutions at the Elmia Polymer exhibition (Stand: B01:60) on May 5-8, in Jonköping, Sweden.Technology platforms and products being ...
2:19 min
PET materials
Equipolymers announces new President & CEO
Equipolymers has announced the retirement of President & CEO, Graham Fox, effective March 31, 2009. Succeeding Fox as President and CEO will be Henry Roth, currently President & CEO of MEGlobal, based in Dubai, UAE. Roth will retain his role at MEGlobal in addition to the new ...
2:10 min
PET injection moulding systems
Husky to feature products and services at NPE 2009 to help customers succeed in a challenging market
Husky Injection Molding Systems today announced that at NPE 2009 (Chicago, June 22 – 26) it will be demonstrating technologies and services that will help customers succeed in the current economy. These initiatives will be presented at Husky’s booth (16,000 sq ft) at NPE, to be ...
2:47 min
Barrier materials
PolyShield® resin/nylon-MXD6 barrier blends feature excellent clarity and provide extended shelf life for beer
INVISTA, one of the world’s largest integrated polymers and fibers producers, is displaying containers made from PolyShield® resin to the North American beer industry for the first time at the Brewers Association Craft Brewers Conference and BrewExpo America, April 21-24, 2009. ...