Extrusion International 1-2025-USA

4 Extrusion International 1/2025 CONTENTS Firms in this issue 6 Imprint 7 Industry News 8 Calendar 8 Kick-Off for the K Year – Düsseldorf in the Starting Blocks for K 2025 8 Fakuma 2026 with New Scheduling 9 Circular Economy Startups 9 GreenPlast 2025 – Shaping a Sustainable Future for Plastics 10 Equiplast 2026 to drive the Circularity of Plastics and Rubber 11 Plastpol Expo – the Place to Conquer New Markets 12 „Laying out and evaluating packaging made from mono-material“ 13 Swop 2024 Concludes with Success 14 Personalia 15 Momentary Setback for Italian Plastics and Rubber Machinery Manufacturers 16 Centrifugal Pellet Dryer Technology Acquired 17 Recognized as World Market Leader Champion Again 17 50 Years in the Service of Plastics Processing 18 10-Day Extrusion Tooling Program Launched 19 Results of the 2024 Market Data Report Revealed 20 New Head Of ce Asia-Paci c in Bangkok 20 Expansion 21 Rebranding and New Monthly Subscription Service Announced 22 Blow Molding Dies 22 New Cam-Lock Design Introduced 23 Ideal Sorting Solution for XLPE Pellets 24 Industry News USA 26 Analyses Released: Fed’s Final Move in 2024, Plastics Industry Impact 26 December Jobs Report 26 Tracking Plastic and Rubber Products Inventories 26 Interview with PLASTICS CEO 26 Polystyrene Recycling Alliance Launches to Expand Recycling Access and Drive Higher Recycling Rates 27 Supply Agreement Signed 27 Newly Established Company to Offer Collaborative Robot Automation Systems for Packaging Industry 28 Provisional Patent for New Drivetrain for Reciprocating Blow Molders Filed 29 Medical Tubing Expertise on Display at MD&MWest 29 Latest Welding Innovations at Medical Device & Manufacturing (MD&M) West 30 Plastic Film Recycling Directory Launched 31 Executive Leadership Team New Hires and Promotions Announced 32 Con rmation to Lead the Environmental Protection Agency 32 Concerns about New Tariffs 32 New Recycling is Real Video Showcases „Recycling Across America“ 33 Keynote Speaker Announced 33 CHINAPLAS 2025 CHINAPLAS Focuses on Grenn, Smart, and High-Tech Solutions for a Sustaniable Future oft he Plastics and Rubber Industries 34 Extrusion Tooling Getting the Most from Your Extrusion Tooling 36 Pipe Extrusion Extrusion System for ABS Foam Core Pipes 39 Measurement Technologie – Case Study Cost Savings in the Production of Pipes 42 Thermoforming – Case Study Success with Machined Thermoformed Parts and Fully Assembled Components 43 Extrusion Technology Think big: a modern line for the production of large-diameter polyethylene pipes up to 1600 mm 46 Recycling, Film Extrusion Collaboration – Production of Stretch Film that Incorporates Recycled Content 48 Film Extrusion, Digitalisation One-Stop Solution for Data-Driven Decisions 49 Resource Saving Sustainability Report Presented 52 BlowMolding – From the Research GWDS the Revolutionary Economic, Innovative and Safe Solution to Further Improve the Quality of Blow Molded Parts 54 Film Extrusion Corporation and the Really Big Thing – Contract Conclusion for a New Stretching Line for Ultra-Thick Simultaneously Stretched Film Applications 57