sustainability

sustainability

A Lifetime of Innovation in Plastics Machinery: Wolfgang Meyer

Wolfgang Meyer, a German mechanical engineer and industry leader whose contributions to plastics machinery have shaped the industry. Inducted into the Plastics Hall of Fame in 2024, Meyer’s work in injection molding, blow molding and sustainability has left an enduring legacy.

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NPE

From Ocean Plastic Prevention to Advanced Recycling: Highlights from the 2024 Plastic Sustainability Innovation Awards

The Plastics Industry Association announced winners in four categories, plus a Peoples' Choice Award.

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NPE

Italian Machine Builders Bandera, Macchi Running Film Lines

Five layer lines running all polyethylene as part of sustainability push.  

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NPE

Infrastructure May Prove Big Landing Spot for Recycled Plastics

As the government funds infrastructure improvements, a hot topic at NPE2024 – exploration of the role recycled plastics can play in upcoming projects, particularly road development. 

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Packaging

Alpine Is Focusing on Efficiency, Sustainability, While Pushing for Better Recycling Infrastructure

NPE2024: New technology aims at improving efficiencies in film production, but executive calls on e-commerce retailers to help develop packaging infrastructure.   

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sustainability

For PLASTICS' CEO Seaholm, NPE to Shine Light on Sustainability Successes

With advocacy, communication and sustainability as three main pillars, Seaholm leads a trade association to NPE that ‘is more active today than we have ever been.’    

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Packaging

PET Cap and Closure Manufacturing System Launches

NPE2024: Origin Materials and partner Packsys Global say the high-throughput system opens the door to monomaterial bottles, promoting recycling and easing end of life for the package.

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sustainability

Inside the Florida Recycler Taking on NPE’s 100% Scrap Reuse Goal

Hundreds of tons of demonstration products will be created this week.  Commercial Plastics Recycling is striving to recycle ALL of it.

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NPE

Impacts of Auto’s Switch to Sustainability

Of all the trends you can see at NPE2024, this one is BIG. Not only is the auto industry transitioning to electrification but there are concerted efforts to modify the materials used, especially polymers, for interior applications.

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Film Extrusion

For W&H, Big Themes are MDO, the Circular Economy, Retrofits

NPE2024: Machine builders responding to a need for flexible packaging processors are looking to make their operations more sustainable.

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Konica Minolta
Special steels for reinforced plastics
chemical foaming agents sheet and film extrusion
Advantage temperature control units
HAIDLMAIR NPE2024
Vacuum conveying powders to extruders compounding
New 2024 Twin Screw Report
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