By Greg Hannoosh and Mark Malloy, Next Step Communications, Inc. After a six-year absence, North America’s biggest plastics show is back. Here are tips for attendees on how to get the most out of their visit to the show. North America’s biggest and best plastics event is back and NPE2024 is coming to Orlando from May 6-10, 2024. The folks at the Plastics Industry … [Read more...] about How to Get the Most Out of Attending NPE2024
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Looking for Cost Savings? Start with Energy
By Sinead Ross, Titan Energy In the United States, industrial buildings contribute to one-third of total energy consumption, yet a majority lack an implemented energy management strategy. The primary source of energy consumption in industrial buildings is production-related, with costs determined by regional and local utility companies passing on rising power generation costs … [Read more...] about Looking for Cost Savings? Start with Energy
IML Enables Aesthetics, Lightweighting in Dairy Container
By Dianna Brodine, vice president, editorial, Plastics Decorating StackTeck Systems Ltd., headquartered in Ontario, Canada, is a global provider of injection molding solutions, including engineering, prototyping and plastic part development services; injection molds, frames and quick-change technology; and automation systems. Working within the caps and closures, cosmetics, … [Read more...] about IML Enables Aesthetics, Lightweighting in Dairy Container
Pad Printing Functional Materials
By John P. Kaverman, Pad Print Pros For all of its flexibility as a decorating process, people often overlook pad printing as a potential solution for transferring functional materials. Examples of functional materials that I’ve worked with include conductive and dielectric materials, adhesives (and activators), radiopaque materials, lubricants and dyes. In a standard pad … [Read more...] about Pad Printing Functional Materials
Equipment Highlight: Pad Printing
Apex Machine Company 954.566.1572 www.apexmachine.com Apex Machine Company, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has redesigned its C-400 cylindrical parts printer – changing the way golf tees are decorated. A versatile turnkey decorating system, the C-400 delivers high-quality multi-color, 360-degree shaft decorating. The C-400 is capable of printing inside the cups of golf tees and … [Read more...] about Equipment Highlight: Pad Printing