Articles
EXTRUSION AND COMPOUNDING NPE: Flexibility, Speed and Quality
Extrusion processors need more—of everything—to compete. And suppliers responded in force in Orlando.
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Keep Your Screen Changer In the Flow
The screen changer plays an essential role in generating quality extrudate. Here’s what you need to know to keep it functioning properly.
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Switch to Bioplastic Helps Molder ‘Go Green’
Labcon opts for surgarcane-derived HDPE to make its packaging more earth-friendly.
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RECYCLING AT NPE: Three Es Starred
Recycling machinery suppliers focused on environmental, economical, and energy-saving.
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THERMOFORMING AT NPE: Formers & Trim Presses Get A Comprehensive Makeover
Operating efficiency, flexibility, and fast changeovers were the big themes in new equipment at the show.
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Tiebarless Training Comes to Tennessee
Automotive is booming in the state, and students are being prepared for jobs in molding.
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Permanent Decoration for Polyolefin Injection Molded Parts
Low surface energy of nonpolar plastics like PE and PP has made them a challenge to decorate, but a new technology seeks to change that.
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TOOLING: Venting: Where And How Deep?
After last month’s introduction to the subject, let’s get into the details on vent depths, land lengths, and the alternatives to perimeter venting.
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EXTRUSION: Cooling: The Critical Function in Extrusion
Figuring out how much cooling your process needs is complicated. But there are ways to approximate.
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INJECTION MOLDING: How to Specify an Injection Molding Machine
With the market percolating, more molders are looking at new presses. This series will discuss what you should consider before writing a check, beginning with the clamping unit.
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MATERIALS: The Problems with Single-Point Data
Properties are generally provided at a single temperature on a data sheet. But do those properties stay the same with changing temperatures? Of course not.
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Bag ‘Commander’ Brings Innovation And Service to Can-Liners
Aluf is a huge supplier of industrial and consumer can liners that—despite its size—is fast, flexible, and customer responsive.
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