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MOST-READ STORIES

D&W Fine Pack buys Clear Lam Packaging's thermoforming division May 15, 2012
US trade office in China wants to boost American plastics exports May 16, 2012
Faurecia develops system to injection mold natural fibers May 18, 2012
Kruschkes sue Zamec over TriEnda May 18, 2012
JCI pioneers carbon-fiber exterior parts May 15, 2012

MOST E-MAILED STORIES

D&W Fine Pack buys Clear Lam Packaging's thermoforming division May 15, 2012
Kruschkes sue Zamec over TriEnda May 18, 2012
Flexible packaging converter Interflex sold to Nicolet Capital May 16, 2012
Plastics Group of America restoring 105-year-old mill May 15, 2012
Nordson buying flat die maker Extrusion Dies Industries May 21, 2012

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THURSDAY, MAY 17

Thermoforming Systems wins orders for new trim press
Syscon-PlantStar shows new scheduling module
Rotary machine from Wilmington makes large containers
Thailand's Labtech introduces tiny blown film line
Thermo Fisher showcases lab extruder

WEDNESDAY, MAY 09

Gamma Meccanica expecting big sales
Erema expects strong sales to continue
MicroDry-Convey dryers designed for small-output machines
K-Tron shows new material handling equipment
Sytrama robot integrates in-mold labeling
Waldorf Technik automation handles medical disposables
CBW highlights high-speed unpacking
Dyna-Purge shows new E2 purging agent
CMD introduces new bag machine and winder
IndexMatic handles preforms for custom container necks
GAP introduces 11-layer film line
Advantix helps TSI Industries reduce humidity levels

TUESDAY, MAY 08

Shale gas find good as gold
Radici, BASF present new nylon lineups
Iowa State University expanding bio-container research
NatureWorks plan expands PLA efforts

THURSDAY, MAY 03

Boots says Milacron 'clearly poised for additional growth'

WEDNESDAY, MAY 02

Calif. additives firm sees promise in nanotechnology
Uniloy sells machines to Russian dairy

TUESDAY, MAY 01

Compounder RheTech targets automotive

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25

Siemens introduces TCP3000 temperature controller
Schneider highlights high-speed palletizing
DME shows improvements in mold components
NDC Infrared rolls out new products
No water needed for Molecor pipe line
ADG controller designed for ram stuffer extruder
AGR adds capabilities to OptiCheck system
ISRA system checks film for defects
RetroLine Vario upgrades older testing equipment
Eriez highlights new metal separators
SmartPipe available in larger sizes
Purgex formulated for rapid changeovers

TUESDAY, APRIL 17

NPE Orlando: small world, big success
Growing Sze Pak looks to transition to medical
Swiss firm returns to NPE with eye on North America
Bekum touts sustainability message at NPE2012
Wittmann Battenfeld touts connectivity

MONDAY, APRIL 16

V.S. Industry plans to build molding factory in Indonesia
Jadcore buys line for heavy-duty recycling
RJG touts pre-production molding analysis
Lubrizol making a bioresin push
IQMS app links production to smartphone
Haumiller filling a high-speed niche market
Syntactic material aids thermoform molds
Sonics & Materials targets medical market
Simpoe shows new injection molding software
Routsis offering troubleshooting series
Indian masterbatch maker Rajiv expands
Belgium's PCV targets IML sector
Pantone and X-Rite show latest in color-matching
Mold In Graphic Systems rolls out iMIG
Linde unveils improved pressure booster
Coperion expanding US plant
Austrian plastics group makes mark at NPE
Allison takes helm at American Extrusion Services
Maac makes quick change for Tier 1 firm

THURSDAY, APRIL 12

China ramps up biodegradable PBS capacity
Jarden Team Sports back in uniform — football, that is

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11

Borch has eye on North American sales

MONDAY, APRIL 09

Remember the $345 Pepsi? Orlando saves NPE exhibitor grief, not money
Chief sees SPI agenda succeeding
Battle to prevent PS bans a 'big challenge'
NPE edition: Material Insights
Chinese firm pursues US market for UHMW-PE extruders

FRIDAY, APRIL 06

Horizon Plastics buys massive Uniloy machine
Compounder Kingfa adding capacity in Asia
M&A activity picking up in the molding sector
Mokon shows enegy-efficient Iceman
Solarsoft system monitors energy use on all-electric presses
Incoe refines sequential valve gating for large parts

THURSDAY, APRIL 05

Zip Zester wins People's Choice design award
Novak, Arnold-Feret win SPE mold makers awards
Plastikos invests in new Arburg presses
Chinese exporters dealing with rising costs
Green PE a boon for Braskem
Mac Process opens Houston tech center
Invista considering US expansion
China's Haitian opens Cleveland-area tech center
Commodore Technology signs deal with Mucell Extrusion
Proco Machinery launches integrated take-out system
Toolmaker Hitop Mold planning to double capacity
Branson Ultrasonics pursuing global market
Grant helps Hennepin students visit NPE2012
R&B reaching out to dairy customers
Mold separators eliminate jamming and tipping
Yuanda Mold specialing in thin-wall packaging
Woojin Plaimm setting up offices in Japan and Mexico
Kraiburg moves into OBC blends
Uniloy delivers structural foam press to Russia
Radici introduces new nylon grades
Kautex offering rapid prototyping through shell inserts
Ultrasion using ultrasound to improve processing
Genesis Plastics Welding completing expansion
Yushin introduces mid-sized robots
Longzu Plastic adding metalworking
Sabic showcases a number of new applications
Dynisco looking at geographic expansion
Advanced Photonix using T-Gauge systems
Advanced Concepts' guard protects tools

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 04

Magna technology brings high-tech look to car interiors
Virginia company uses poultry feathers in plastic
PTi investing $3 million in expansion
Simple Wave honored for export efforts
Licensing agreement takes Thermylene to Germany
Welex brings new executive team to NPE
Arburg positions Edrive as hydraulic alternative
DAK settling into post-acquisition phase
DuPont urges customers to consider sustainability
Engel cites 30 percent growth in North America
Netstal shows off Elion with 72-cavity mold
EMS-Grivory expands nylon range
MHS calls Rheo-Pro a 'game changer'
Frigel shows off-site cooling monitors
Zhongtian explores US market at NPE
China firm seeks US partners for compounding, distribution
Matsui's drying, loading system gets intelligent
Maguire improves purging recovery system
A. Schulman sets sights on specialty applications
Kammann signs deal to sell printing equipment
China's Bluestar makes NPE debut
Uniloy opens R&D facility in Michigan
Taipei Plas expects visitor bump as exports grow
Plastics Color focusing beyond commodities
More Canadian firms sign up for Clean Sweep
More simulation software from Autodesk
PolyOne outlines progress since last NPE
Techne's blow-fill machine debuts
Enercon debuts hand-held plasma treater
Sepro introduces pick-and-place robots
Styrolution sees growth for PS in North America

TUESDAY, APRIL 03

NPE2012 registration already passes 2009 total
More machines at NPE means more recycling - a lot more
Ireland's Balcas orders equipment for fiberboard production
SPI targets OEMs with new council
HPM is back at NPE - but now it's made in China
Plastic bans, EPR laws not going away
SPI to cooperate with Chinese machinery association
Battenfeld-Cincinnati extends brand to America
Canada's Copol buys 5-layer cast film line
PN has got NPE covered – in print, digitally and socially
Ube shows sixth generation of all-electric presses
ExxonMobil highlights new metallocene resins
3M using glass bubbles to save part weight
Progressive helping toolmakers and molders bridge the communications gap
NyproMold using medical technology to make precision parts
GN Thermoforming expands workforce
KraussMaffei introductions run full gamut
Exports up for China's King Tech Mould
Davis-Standard targeting China
Milliken demonstrates 'green' clarifying technology
Phthalate-free, bio-based PVC products hitting store shelves
Dow plastics business features clear polyethylene
Natureworks displays Plexiglas Rnew

MONDAY, APRIL 02

Mold-Masters touts integrated barrier technology
Temperature controller designed for easy training
Kortec makes high-volume system for multilayer food containers
Orlando location popular with Synventive
Gloucester picks up business from Mexico
Husky's goal: thinner parts, faster machines
SPE aims at youth and international audience
Entek expanding battery separator plant
US Commercial Services highlights opportunities in Europe
BASF showing new nylon compounds
Wittmann Battenfeld expanding Mexico HQ
NPE2012 by the numbers: More exhibitors, more machines, more power
Plastics Pioneers honors Albert Spaak
Wise buys three presses from Battenfeld
Sigmasoft designed for on-floor process simulation
TEC conveyor keeps track of bottle preforms
Amsler expands product line

SUNDAY, APRIL 01

SPI says US plastics industry is on track to recover from recession this year
Polymax narrows US plant search
Sabic's Keith Smith brings big expectations to NPE2012
Novatec adds downstream extrusion equipment

FRIDAY, MARCH 30

Milacron gets new private equity owner
Woodex Bearing workers adjusting to employee ownership
Software 'cloud' helps molders monitor production
Printpack adding Kiefel thermofoming machine
A. Schulman Inc. raises dividend nearly 12 percent

THURSDAY, MARCH 29

Suncast order a good sign for accumulator-head sector
US Commercial Service aids global growth at NPE2012
Germany machinery firms report record sales in China

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28

Clariant launching new plant in Tianjin

TUESDAY, MARCH 27

NPE showdown? Kreyenborg sues PSI-Polymer Systems

FRIDAY, MARCH 23

UL to offer free consultations at NPE
Engel expanding Schwertberg, Austria, headquarters

THURSDAY, MARCH 22

CBW robot takes step in new direction

TUESDAY, MARCH 20

Styrolution shifting resin production

MONDAY, MARCH 19

Velocity Equipment buys Molinaro Tool & Die
China's Haitian sees flat sales, profit in 2011
Pacific Northwest on tap next for recycler Coll Materials

FRIDAY, MARCH 16

SPI appoints Dalzell industry affairs director
Antec conference to run along with NPE

THURSDAY, MARCH 15

Continental Automotive wins Arburg energy award
Arburg achieves record turnover in 2011

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14

Velocity Equipment opens West Coast hub
Plastics Color launches FlamaSol product line
DuPont applauds support of biobased innovation
Munson says new blender easy to discharge
Planetary mixer features improved gearbox
Filter dust collector prevents pump fouling
Factory-on-wheels shows off portable drying
Labtech to show tiny blown film line at NPE
Engel and Magna to showcase button-less auto interior
CoreTech working on software for MuCell process

TUESDAY, MARCH 13

Arburg's Kraibühler wins Georg Menges Award
Laurel BioComposite boosting capacity

MONDAY, MARCH 12

PolyOne names new chief operating officer

FRIDAY, MARCH 09

Design competition invites votes for 'People's Choice'
EDI buys Premier Dies
Prestige Mold spins off molding business
Kraton reports higher 2011 sales, but lower profit
Arburg all-electrics tackle medical market

THURSDAY, MARCH 08

Plastics Pioneers names 13 new members

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 07

Distributor Chase Plastic invests in South Bend warehouse
3-D printed car dashboard goes on tour

TUESDAY, MARCH 06

Gloucester Engineering buys Future Design
Barnet signs supply deal with Auserpolimeri

MONDAY, MARCH 05

Deal gives BASF foam extrusion technology

THURSDAY, MARCH 01

DSM reports a strong year

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 29

Frigel offering HB-Therm temperature controllers
Mold-Masters to provide Ritemp cooling technology
PTi offers real-time IV monitoring for PET sheet extrusion
Therma-flo characterizes injection moldability of polymer melts
High Tech offers TEC 4 controller retrofit
Gear oil saves energy for pipe extruder
New lubes for rigid PVC at NPE
IMS offers flexible material drum tumblers
Engel hits milestone for Viper robots

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28

Moulds Plus opens Ultra Purge facility in Brazil

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27

Blocked blow molding system offers energy savings

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24

The injection connection is coming to NPE 2012
Thermoformers are rolling out their latest
Extrusion focus: upgrades, more offerings
Blow molding highlights: speed, convenience
SPI projects big numbers for NPE2012

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17

Natureworks and BioAmber form bioplastics joint venture
PolyOne forming health-care-focused group

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16

Bemis Manufacturing installs 3,000-ton press
Schuering replacing Rademacher at PolyOne Distribution
PSI-Polymer Systems opens European subsidiary

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15

Ube Machinery introducing two presses at NPE
Nissei America bringing NEX-III presses to NPE
CoreTech updates mold-simulation software
Ecotronic control designed for reclaim lines
RTP expands bioplastic strength envelope
Silcone spheres promising for cosmetics
Sprue plier arm saves on costly mold modifications
Agr gauge measures PET bottle thickness
Hot air hand tool simplifies welding
Jon Huntsman Jr. to deliver keynote address at NPE2012

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14

Debate continues in India over Chinese press imports

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10

Orlando: It's more than Disney

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 08

Zwick USA moves to larger headquarters

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 06

Ten new Plastics Hall of Fame members slated for induction at NPE2012
SPI extends NPE2012 design contest entry deadline

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 03

Guide to weekend fun at NPE
No charges against HPM's Filos
EDI expands China factory, adds staff in India

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 02

China acquisition creates strong position for Dynisco
Milacron adding production of Magna Servo presses in Ohio

FRIDAY, JANUARY 27

New NPE venue brings new travel challenges

TUESDAY, JANUARY 24

Dow and Teknor Apex working together on flexible PVC

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18

D-Line hot sprue bushings designed for short runs
SRS Deduster uses vacuum assist technology

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11

Conferences at NPE to highlight hot topics

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 04

B&P shows TriVolution reciprocating kneader
Ultrasonic generator works on larger parts
New eDart touchscreen has user-friendly interface

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21

Wittmann Battenfeld wants your used robots
TPE resists dust collection

MONDAY, DECEMBER 19

SPI planning design competition at NPE