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Giant coex blow machine to run engineering resins.


Engineering resins such as PPO PPO
abbr.
preferred provider organization


PPO Managed care Preferred provider organization, see there Infectious disease Pleuropneumonia-like organism, see there
 alloys and nylons are now being tested on the industry's largest coextrusion blow molding machine, owned by Fralo Plastech Mfg., Syracuse, N.Y. These materials are being investigated for large parts for automotive, agricultural, and marine applications, says Fralo CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  Francis Lombardi II. New resin grades with greater melt strength are in development for monolayer mon·o·lay·er
n.
1. A film or layer one molecule thick formed at the interface between water and either oil or air by a substance such as a partially esterified fatty acid that contains both hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups in the same
 and multilayer applications, he notes.

Fralo wants to expand beyond making four-layer HMW-HDPE septic tanks on the giant machine from Rikutec America Inc., Webster, Mass. It has a 400-liter accumulator head and 660-ton clamp. Four 140-mm extruders put out more than 4400 lb/hr. A special machine controller was developed by Eurotherm Inc., Leesburg, Va., to handle parison par´i`son

n. 1. (Glassworking) An intermediate stage or shape of a glass object which is produced in more than one stage.
 movement. Rikutec: (508) 943-7660/www.rikutec.de * Eurotherm: (703) 443-0000/www.eurotherm.com

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Title Annotation:KEEPING UP WITH: Blow Molding
Publication:Plastics Technology
Date:Mar 1, 2007
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