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Lower Prices for PP, PS, PE, PET; Flat for PVC
Low feedstock prices, higher supplier inventories and slowed demand in most cases are key drivers.
Read MoreGraphene Nanotubes Augment the PVC Plastisol Industry
The plastisol market is among the various industries benefiting from new opportunities being created with graphene nanotubes.
Read MoreItalian Partnership to Pursue Technology for Production of Biopolymers from CO2
Multi-utility provider Hera teams up with biopolymer producer Bio-on to support new company’s challenge to revolutionize the production of PHAs.
Read MoreThe Top 10 Most-Viewed Plastics Technology Articles of 2018
Sinks, flash, gels, weld lines—many of the most-viewed articles at PTOnline.com in 2018 offered processors advice on how to deal with some of plastics most nettlesome problems.
Read MoreNovatec Appoints Bob Bessemer VP Extrusion Technology
Downstream extrusion expert will direct firm’s efforts to enter medical tubing market.
Read MorePlastics Technology’s Most-Viewed Columns of 2018
Here are the expert columns that visitors to PT’s site viewed the most in 2018, covering mold and melt temperatures; shot sizes; barrel capacity; material properties and more.
Read MorePlastics Technology’s Top 10 Most-Viewed Blogs of 2018
Nylon 66 supply issues, 3D printing, injection fill time tips, NPE2018 news and more—here are the 10 most-viewed blogs at PTOnline.com in 2018.
Read MoreFull Plate of New Technologies on the Table at EVCO Plastics
A new low-pressure molding process, 3D printing of production parts and prototype tooling, collaborative robots, and process monitoring with automatic QC are all on the menu.
Read MoreWhy Blow Molders Are Switching to EPET
High clarity, easy incorporation of handles, and recycling resin code No. 1 are the principal drivers for converting to EPET resins for extrusion blow molding.
Read MoreDownstream System ‘Rewrites the Rules’ for Medical Tubing Extrusion
Extrusion downstream expert Bob Bessemer joins Novatec to enter medical tubing market with innovative line of tanks and puller/cutters.
Read MoreProcess Capability and the ‘Hesitation Effect’
Understanding the concepts of pack and hold and applying them during process development is critical for molders to achieve consistent part quality.
Read MorePart 1: Heat Deflection Temperature vs. Dynamic Mechanical Analysis
Does the industry need a better way of reporting the temperature-dependent behavior of plastics? With DMA, it already has one. But it’s been glacially slow to catch on.
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