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Breaking the Barrier: An Emerging Force in 9-Layer Film Packaging
Hamilton Plastics taps into its 30-plus years of know-how in high-barrier films by bringing novel, custom-engineered, nine-layer structures resulting from the investment in two new lines.
Jim Callari
Editorial Director, Plastics Technology
Exhibitor Registration Opens for K 2025
Exhibitor registration for the triennial event, which will take place Oct. 8-15, 2025, in Düsseldorf, Germany, is open with a reservation deadline of May 31, 2024.
Read MoreSingle-Inlet Air Ring
Easy to maintain an operate, it’s integrated in the blown film line through just one cooling air supply line.
Read MoreUltra-Compact PET Machine For 12 L in Two Cavities
New size of all-electric reheat stretch-blow machine for large PET bottles debuted from 1Blow at K 2022. It retains the company’s signature small footprint and energy-sparing features.
Read MoreLarge Electric Shuttle for Coextrusion with PCR
At K 2022, Plastiblow showed the new all-electric PB50ES-1000 Coex3 machine making three-layer, 20 L jerrycans with PCR in the center layer.
Read MorePET Preform Molding Advances on Display
At K 2022, SACMI exhibited its latest PET preform injection molding machine, as well as quality control via integrated vision and rPET molding specialization.
Read MoreHow Was K 2022 for Blow Molding?
Over a dozen companies emphasized sustainability with use of foam and recycle, lightweighting and energy savings, along with new capabilities in controls, automation and quick changeovers.
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K 2022 Additives & Materials: Sustainability in the Lead
Nearly all of the new additives highlighted at the big show are aimed at enhancing recyclability of commodity resins and some volume engineering resins such as nylon and PC. A few new materials, on which we had not previously reported, also surfaced at K 2022.
Lilli Manolis Sherman
Contributing Editor, Plastics Technology Magazine
Structural Foam Injection Molding Line Extended
At K 2022, Wilmington Machinery introduced the dual-injection Lumina MP1200 medium pressure molding machine.
Read MoreNew Temperature Controller, Hot Runner for Micromolder
Günther unveiled a new hot runner temperature controller and a specialized hot runner built specifically for the Babyplast line of molding machines at K 2022.
Read MorePCR-Optimized Hot Runner System
Oerlikon HRSflow showcased the special PCR-ready hot runners in two applications—a fruit crate and household compost bin—with the crate molded at K 2022 by Haitian.
Read MoreNew Technology Bonds Aluminum With Polyamides
With many benefits for numerous potential applications, including in the burgeoning electric vehicle market, Celanese’s Zytel Bonding Technology achieves stronger bonds than overmolding or welding.
Read MoreMore Automation Comes to Blown Film Processing
New system for cuts in half the time to move from one product format to another.
Read MoreCombined Nissei and Negri Bossi Bring Collaborations to K
The first machine to be co-developed by the companies—an all electric targeting Europe—was among the Düsseldorf debuts.
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Energy Efficiency in Focus at K 2022
As much as cycle time, kWh/kg was an oft-cited metric by injection molding machine suppliers at October’s big show.
Tony Deligio
Executive Editor, Plastics Technology
Vecoplan Presents Cleaning Line
Cleanic is a demonstration and test facility for cleaning recycled materials.
Read MoreLarge Underwater Pelletizer Debuts
MAAG Group presented a larger Pearlo underwater pelletizer.
Read MoreExtending the Repertoire of Blow Molded Nylon Fuel Tanks
The second blow molded monolayer nylon 6 auto fuel tank using DSM’s Akulon Fuel Lock is a plug-in hybrid – another first.
Read MoreK 2022: ‘All-in-One’ Bottle Tester Takes Three Measurements at Once
Delta Engineering’s new system performs simultaneous topload, height and both pressure-decay and high-voltage leak testing.
Read More‘Digitalization’ – Awkward Term for a Vital Concept
At K 2022, 85 machines from 40 companies showed off their Industry 4.0 capabilities via OPC-UA interface. A new universal interface for Material Supply Systems was revealed at the show.
Read MoreSpinning Straw Into Gold With Chemical Upcycling
Upcycling diverts waste by converting it to high value materials.
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New Designs for Electric & Hybrid Packaging and Industrial Blow Molding Machines
Introduced at K 2022, Bekum’s 21 models in the new EBLOW 8 Series and XBLOW designs include all-electric packaging machines from small to large, plus industrial units with a novel two-stage clamp in servohydraulic or hybrid versions.
Matthew Naitove
Contributing Editor, Plastics Technology
New Inspection Systems for Caps at K 2022
Improved separation and simpler inspection of tethered caps; cloud-based remote data access; new cap-tightening evaluation; and new sanitary washdown design.
Read MoreHandheld NIR Instrument Distinguishes PET from PETG
Mobile spectroscopy from trinamiX detects more than 30 different plastics—and now PET vs. PETG as an aid to recycling.
Read MoreComprehensive Optical Inspection for PET Preforms
Delta Engineering teams with Intravis to inspect preform mouth, body, thread and color.
Read MoreStarlinger Unveils New PET Recycling Line
The recoSTAR PET Art line, unveiled at K Show 2022, offers advances in efficiency and uptime.
Read MoreK 2022: ‘We’ve Been Waiting 40 Years!’
With sustainability top-of-mind in the plastics industry, this was a ground-breaking show for builders of recycling equipment. It also prompted new thinking in thinwall injection molding.
Read MoreMeeting the Social Challenges of Changing an Industry
At K 2022, Milliken highlighted its various sustainability collaborations in addition to technological achievements.
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