Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing

STADLER Anlagenbau GmbH, in collaboration with Krones, has designed and installed much of the equipment at the new Republic Services Polymer Center in Las Vegas.?The facility processes plastic bottles, jugs and containers into materials ready for use in new packaging. #plastics #plasticsrecycling #circulareconomy #sustainability #plasticsmachinery https://lnkd.in/g8Nqmn7G

What's the state of industrial #3dprinting? A new market study says that high interest rates are causing processors to delay buying equipment, and some resin makers and equipment manufacturers have exited the business.?But there are big-name OEMs with groundbreaking projects, and #automation is on the rise, says Editor Ron Shinn in this PMM Insight #podcast.? #additivemanufacturing #3dprinter #plastics #plasticsindustry https://lnkd.in/gjVHk76e

Origin Materials and Reed City Group are collaborating on a thermoformed PET cap that could enable 100-percent bottle-to-bottle #recycling. The technology works at a speed that’s competitive with caps that have been injection or compression molded from non-PET materials. #plasticsrecycling #circulareconomy #plastics #thermoforming https://lnkd.in/gvQkbm42

From banana peels to used diapers, UBQ Materials is converting trash into biobased composite materials that can serve as an alternative to fossil-based plastics. #plastics #sustainableplastics #bioresins #recycling Albert Douer https://lnkd.in/g-pPcHps

On this episode of the #MachineryMinutes #podcast, hear more about the?latest shipment figures from PLASTICS (Plastics Industry Association)'s?Committee on Equipment Statistics; how #extrusion and #blowmolding machinery makers are adapting to #bioresins; and the rockin' career of Artie Riegger of KraussMaffei. https://lnkd.in/gDc-Rn9f

PLASTICS (Plastics Industry Association) updates readers on its push to increase #recycling rates via the Polystyrene Recycling Alliance (PSRA) and the?Flexible Film Recycling Alliance (FFRA). #plastics #plasticsrecycling #filmrecycling #packaging #sustainability Flexible Packaging Association https://lnkd.in/geiy5M3z

The beat goes on and on for Artie Riegger, who is marking 50 years in the plastics industry, 40 of those with KraussMaffei Corp., where he is regional sales manager for #extrusion. Read more about his career, and his side gig as a rock 'n' roll drummer. #plastics #plasticsmachinery https://lnkd.in/gmrzeT3d

Editor Ron Shinn argues that a successful global treaty to control #plastic waste would be a benefit to the industry, not a liability. Anti-plastics sentiment is high, and the industry must show it's serious about solving the problem. #plastics #plasticsindustry #plasticsrecycling #circulareconomy #globalplasticstreaty https://lnkd.in/duseDNTs

#Biopolymer production is increasing, and solutions to the processing challenges are available. We spoke with representatives from ENTEK Manufacturing LLC, Bekum America Corporation and Magic North America Inc about how to handle these sensitive materials in extrusion and blow molding. Pietro Spiga Joe Slenk #bioplastics #plastics #extrusion #blowmolding https://lnkd.in/gH3r5vEn

On the #MachineryMinutes #podcast, you'll hear about the?new production facility?ENGEL North America has opened in Mexico, Husky Technologies' acquisition of?secondary injection unit and rotary platen technologies, and Plastic Recycling Inc.'s plant upgrades. #injectionmolding #recycling #plasticsrecycling https://lnkd.in/gQ8WjeK3?