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Beefier All-Electric Machines With Enhanced Control Features
Presses designed to dismiss the perception that all-electrics can’t handle larger, heavier molds.
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‘All-Purpose’ Screw for Injection Molding Handles a Wide Range of Polymers
A mixing section with replaceable dams is said to remedy the limitations of so-called “general-purpose” injection screws.
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More New LED Lighting Materials—LSRs, PPs and PCs
Wacker’s LSR encapsulants, Trinseo’s advanced PC, and Panasonic’s light diffusion PP are among the latest options.
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Nova Chemicals Opens New Center for Performance Applications
Facility expansion and equipment investments expected to boost innovation and customer collaboration within PE business.
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Emerald Performance Sells Additives Business to DyStar
Company's specialty additives for plastics include non-phthalate plasticizers.
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Plastic Heat Sinks for LEDs “Shine” for Two Lighting Component Manufacturers
PolyOne’s Therma-Tech compounds prove their mettle replacing aluminum as an LED heat sink.
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Stratasys Enhances FDM 3D Printers
Stratasys introduces four new enhancements to its FDM-based 3D printers, optimizing select models for creating functional product prototypes, production tools and end-use parts.
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Look Mom, No Operator: AGVs Invade Chinaplas
Automated guided vehicles (AGV) featured prominently at Chinaplas 2016 indicative of that country’s embrace of higher technologies and its need to offset ever-increasing labor costs.
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WEIMA Group Celebrates 30 Years
Europe remains the strongest individual market followed by the U.S. WEIMA America generates a quarter of the company's overall earnings.
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Reunion Party Celebrates World’s First Thermoformer
In one room, several centuries of experience at the granddaddy of all thermoformers.
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Honeywell to Spin Off Nylon 6 & Chemicals Business
Transaction of spin-off company 'AdvanSix' to be completed by early 2017.
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LSR Developments in LEDs for Automotive and Street Lighting
LSR’s resistance to UV light and high temperatures allow direct contact to LED, while low injection pressure allows overmolding of sensitive parts.
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