PET Technologies has introduced the 4th generation of PET stretch blow molding machines APF-Max with output range 6 000 - 14 000 bph for bottles volume of 0.2 – 3.0l. The product range consists of basic 3 models: APF-Max 4, APF-Max ...
KHS Group, a provider of filling and packaging systems, is set to exhibit its extended PET portfolio at this year’s NPE Plastics Show in the US. The event will take place between 7 May and 11 May in Orlando, Florida. At the event, ...
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US-based custom blow-molder Apex Plastics has purchased a new Aoki 250LL-50S injection blow molding machine to boost its blow-molded plastic products manufacturing capabilities. The Aoki’s versatile injection blow-molding machine is ...
Kohlberg & Company, a leading private equity firm specializing in middle-market investing, has announced that it has closed the acquisition of Pexco and successfully merged the business with PPC Industries, Inc. (“PPC”), a ...
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Mead Johnson, the producer of high-quality milk powder for babies and infants, has made the move from a can to IML packaging. Thanks to the top-quality appearance of Metallic IML labels from Verstraete IML, the packaging now boasts a ...
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KHS is offering a multistage preform inspection under the name of Innocheck PPI (PET Preform Inspection) program. This recognizes faulty preforms, finds foreign objects in preforms and detects the tiniest damage. The Innocheck PPI ...
Packaging company Coveris is investing in Coveris Flexibles France industrial sites in a bid to meet the increasing demand in the European pet food market. The €10m investment will see the installation of machine tools at the ...
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Filling and packaging systems company KHS Group has commenced construction on a new production facility at its site in Hamburg, Germany, to meet growing demand for PET. KHS intends to support the production of blocked systems, PET ...
Nova Chemicals has invested in a new Sacmi semi-commercial scale compression molding machine to boost caps and closures production. Being installed at Nova Chemicals' center for performance applications in Calgary, Canada, the new ...
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Vermont-based GW Plastics is breaking into high-speed medical molding with the addition of two 240-ton injection molding machines, the company announced at the 30th annual MD&M West conference and trade show Feb. 10 in Anaheim. The twin ...
Posted in Contract Manufacturing Services by Qmed Staff on December 3, 2014 Medical device companies are increasingly turning to outsourcing companies with “one-stop shop” strategies, and the result might be a consolidation ...
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More than ever before, automation and assembly go hand in hand (or gripper to gripper)—even at small-scale, low-volume production levels. The quest for higher efficiencies and cost savings is driving manufacturers to add consistency ...
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Operations have begun at a new injection molding unit and an advanced lab at Nova Chemical’s center for performance applications in Calgary, Canada. Apart from the molding unit, Nova has also invested in a range of caps and closure ...
Spectrum Plastics Group Pexco LLC enters the injection molding business, acquiring the Minnesota-based operation of Spectrum Plastics, Inc. Pexco LLC, a leading North American specialty plastics processor, has entered the injection ...
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10 Feb 2014 ...Asking that question led KHS to develop a superior feed module. The new KHS Feedflow preform feed unit conveys very light preforms extremely gently at ultra-high speeds. Light preforms are able to be delivered effectively ...
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