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SPE Extrusion Holding Two Single- and Twin-Screw Minitecs
Twin-screw extrusion theory, principles, tips and practices covered in Detroit, with a single- and twin-screw seminar planned for Georgia.
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Unique Shoe-Lacing System Features PC Overmolded with Soft-Touch TPE
Rotary dial of patented Freelock wire closure system allows wearer to dial in comfort.
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Preventing Equipment Failure: How to Maximize Vacuum Pump Uptime
These “smart” pumps are designed to use cloud-based analysis software to detect equipment issues long before they turn critical. (Sponsored Content)
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Eastman Completes Tritan Copolyester Expansion
Plans to increase PETG & PCTG specialty copolyester capacity by 25% well underway.
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RTP to Boost North American Capacity
In addition to adding new capacity for high-volume compounding at one plant, the company is reopening a Nevada plant shuttered nearly two decades.
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Major New Injection Molding Group Emerges
In seven months, Westfall Technik has made six acquisitions in injection molding, prototyping, and moldmaking.
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Carolina Color Gets Patent for Versatile New Technology
The G3 color pellet technology is further upgrade from the company’s popular G2 technology.
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Domo Chemical Focuses on U.S. Market with its Engineered Thermoplastic Compounds, Films
Domo’s engineered nylon compounds are for automotive, oil & gas, sports & leisure, consumer goods and industrial applications.
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SABIC & ExxonMobIl Form New PE Venture
A major olefins project, first announced in 2016 and pending completion of the environmental permitting process, has been firmed up by Houston-based SABIC and ExxonMobil Chemical through the formation of a new joint venture.
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Automate Injection Molding Simulation With Autonomous Optimization
Simulation not only predicts how a mold will fill, but also provides guidance to make it fill better. The new technology of Autonomous Optimization automatically performs hundreds or thousands of simulations, testing multiple variables—gating, venting and cooling, for example—and learning which combinations help achieve objectives for injection pressure, cycle time, warpage, etc.
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Shell Chemicals Launches Shell Polymers PE
Shell Polymers aims to change the way day-to-day business in polyethylene is conducted.
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Chinaplas 2018 Sets Attendance, Space Records at New Venue
More than 180,000 attendees turned out for the four days of Chinaplas 2018 at its new show venue, with more than 26% of those coming from outside China.
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