Articles
NPE2018 Tooling: Molds Join the Industry 4.0 Conversation
At NPE2018, multiple companies displayed mold monitors that would allow the tool in an injection molding cell to “talk” to other equipment and remote computers.
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NPE2018: Robots & Automation Tackle Increasing Complexity
Exhibitors highlighted brute strength, complex automation cells, wireless networking, new controls features, and “collaborative” applications. Automated one-minute mold change was another attraction.
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NPE2018 Auxiliaries: A Path to Industry 4.0 Emerges
Industry 4.0 dominated the news in auxiliary equipment at the show, but many questions remain for both suppliers and processors.
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Step Up and Support Manufacturing Day 2018
Host an event and start to change the misconceptions still lingering about manufacturing—and plastics.
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Dow Talks New EVOLV3D Universal Support Material, 3D Printing Market
Dow R&D Manager Nathan Wilmot told Plastics Technology the EVOLV3D USM addresses longstanding challenges in Fused Filament Fabrication related to broad compatibility and solubility.
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VFD or Servo Drive for Energy-Saving Hydraulics? Why Not Both?
New VFD from Bosch Rexroth at NPE2018 illustrates the merits of VFD versus servo drive for hydraulic pumps.
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General Polymers Relocates Corporate Headquarters
Move to Auburn Hills brings company closer to many OEMs, Tier 1’s, plastic part designers and manufacturers.
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Update: Technology Tackles Recycling of Flexible PE/Nylon 6 Barrier Food Packaging
APK looking to partner in expanding its unique recycling process.
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LyondellBasell Completes Acquisition of A. Schulman
Company forms new Advanced Polymer Solutions business segment.
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Collaborative Program Converts Hard-to-Recycle Plastics into Energy Resources
Q&A with Dow’s Jon Pyper on the process, success stories and long-term goals of a new program to turn things like chip bags into energy, including diesel fuel.
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Study Deems PHA as Biodegradable Alternative to Single-Use Plastics Like Straws
Applications for polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) can include additives, aqueous coatings, fibers, filaments, films, hot-melt adhesives and injection-molded articles.
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