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3D Printing Helps Keep Production Going During the Coronavirus Crisis
Formlabs and Essentium both discuss how their companies are responding to the COVID-19 crisis and how 3D printing can help eliminate potential supply chain disruption.
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No Major Production Cutbacks of Material or Downstream Products Yet
Production at resin suppliers and plastics processors still going strong in the first week of fast-paced coronavirus life disruptions.
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SPE Schedules First-Ever 'Virtual' ANTEC
Attendees can listen to keynotes and presentations live. Many presentations will also be recorded.
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WSJ Calls for Reversal of Plastic-Bag Bans
Journal says plastic bag ban backfires. Calls reusable bags “notoriously dirty and may spread the (Corona) virus.”
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Survey Says: Manufacturers Experience Fewer Changes with Less Impact from COVID-19
In the second week of a survey on COVID-19, manufacturers reported fewer changes to their business with less severe impact on their with the lone exception of travel related activities.
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Updated—Coping with Coronavirus: One Blow Molder’s Response
Confer Plastics is pulling out the stops to make and ship products before a state-mandated shutdown.
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Small, Family-Run Vermont Molder Pioneers in ‘Lights-Out’ & Industry 4.0
Going back 37 years, T&M Enterprises dared to push available technology far beyond the risk tolerance of much larger firms.
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How to Optimize Usage of Recycled Material
Processors need to “engineer” feeding properties similar to virgin pellets into their regrind to efficiently and economically utilize more of their scrap.
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Coping with Coronavirus: What If You Can’t Get a Tech Service Visit?
‘Social distancing’ for service technicians? Online remote servicing to the rescue!
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Precision Extrusion Puller/Cutters Designed for Medical Tubing
Novatec’s Bob Bessemer is at it again with a new line of extrusion puller/cutters designed specifically for the rigors of microbore medial tube processing.
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Bigger Press Opens Opportunities for Molder
Acting quickly, Pittsfield Plastics arms its plant with high-tonnage Haitian press to meet customer demand and open options for more large-part molding projects.
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How to Blend More Accurately with Gravimetric Blenders
With intelligent and adaptive control technology combined with precision hardware, today’s best gravimetric blenders can deliver previously unachievable levels of accuracy. You’ll see the difference in more consistent injection molded or extruded product and reduced colorant and additive waste.
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