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Explore Orlando's Night Life During NPE2024
Orlando is home to a wide variety of evening entertainment and experiences — check them out while you’re at NPE2024.
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Get in the Zones: Take Deep Dives Into Key Technology Areas
Visit these specialized areas and meet exhibitors that feature products and services tailored to specialized technology areas.
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Your One-Stop Shop for All NPE2024 News
From pre-show coverage to post-show coverage — with at the show coverage in between — you can rely on Plastics Technology to keep you informed on all things related to NPE2024.
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Automotive Awards Highlight ‘Firsts,’ Emerging Technologies
Annual SPE event recognizes sustainability as a major theme.
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Top 10 Markets for Polyethylene Film Extrusion | #2 Institutional Trash Bags
Editorial director Jim Callari continues his conversation with Mastio & Co. President Kevin Huntsman, on the largest markets for Polyethylene Film Extrusion. Next on the countdown of the largest markets are industrial trash bags.
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Five Ways to Increase Productivity for Injection Molders
Faster setups, automation tools and proper training and support can go a long way.
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Breaking the Barrier: An Emerging Force in 9-Layer Film Packaging
Hamilton Plastics taps into its 30-plus years of know-how in high-barrier films by bringing novel, custom-engineered, nine-layer structures resulting from the investment in two new lines.
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Places to Eat at NPE2024
If you’re looking for somewhere to eat during your time at NPE2024, check out these restaurants.
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What You Need to Know About Mold Venting
In this three-part collection, Jim Fattori brings to bear his 40+ years of on-the-job experience and provides molders his “from the trenches” perspective on the why, where, and how of venting injection molds.
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Top 10 Markets for Polyethylene Film Extrusion | #3 Consumer Trash Bags
Next on the countdown of the largest markets for polyethylene film extrusion is consumer trash bags. In this segment of our countdown, we discuss this market as a whole, changes in sustainability efforts, and improvements in production.
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How to Design Three-Plate Molds – Part 3
There are many things to consider, and paying attention to the details can help avoid machine downtime and higher maintenance costs — and keep the customer happy.
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Is a Gear Pump Right for Your Single-Screw Operation
As with everything else, there are pros and cons, but more of the former. They provide processors higher rates while decreasing the temperature of the extrudate while enabling downgauging.
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