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PMMI insights from PACK EXPO 2026 show how changing materials and sustainability goals are pushing packaging equipment toward greater flexibility.

In-line Raman spectroscopy and rheology can reveal material changes during extrusion, helping track resin changeovers, viscosity, and process stabilization.

Polyolefins dominate healthcare packaging, but low recycling rates reveal a major sustainability gap in medical plastics waste.

Measuring microplastics requires reliable detection, contamination control, validated methods, and reproducible analytical results.

Apoorva Kulkarni’s doctoral research helped shape ASTM D8646-26, which estimates temperature-dependent biodegradation behavior in aquatic environments.

Real-time resin diagnostics help processors monitor melt behavior, manage recycled-content variability, and improve plastics quality control.

Healthcare foams face growing pressure from PCR adoption, PFAS restrictions, EPR policies, and circularity goals across medical supply chains.

SPE’s 2026 Injection Molding Innovation Summit will feature Xact Metal in a panel on moldmaking with metal 3D printing.

Quantum pigments use quantum dots to create purer, brighter, and programmable color effects in plastics, coatings, and masterbatches.

The future of advanced recycling may depend as much on regulatory classification as on reactor design.