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Article: New Hardware Was the Big Draw at SPE Thermoforming Conference.(Brief Article)
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- Plastics Technology
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- November 1, 1999
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Exhibits by three new or relatively little-known suppliers of forming machines were among of the highlights of the SPE's Ninth Annual Thermoforming Conference, which was held last month in Chicago. The four-day meeting drew a record 1243 attendees and hosted more than 100 company exhibits. Other news from the meeting included a cut-in-place mold that produces rim-rolled cups, higher-temperature gas catalytic heaters, adjustable clamp frames that cut changeover time, and robot systems that perform secondary operations faster than CNC machines.
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