Lee's Summit, Mo. — When plastic packaging manufacturer PET Pak d.o.o. in Slovenia needed a better way to produce preforms for a wide range of bottles and neck finishes, company officials turned to ...

When it came to working with PET and designing the right mold, William “Bill” Gaiser was a pioneer and innovator. Gaiser, 88, who developed the first PET preform, died Aug. 18 from complications from ...

If all goes as forecast, this summer processor Owens-Illinois will begin commercial processing of compression molded PET preforms. The Toledo, OH company says it has taken shipment of a compression ...

Soft plastics are cut with an O-flute router that produces long, curly chips. Many shops proficient at cutting metal are perplexed when it comes to machining plastics or plastic composites, and for ...