Articles
Family-Owned Thermoformer Continues to Flourish
By adding technology, home-grown tooling, and automation, industrial thermoformer C&K Plastics has grown while getting its costs under control.
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TOOLING: Flash-Free Molding: Part 1
A robust process window relies a lot on tooling. So it stands to reason that making a tool change to address issues provides a more robust solution
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EXTRUSION: Double Flights Are Not a Cure-All
There are certain applications where double-flighted feed sections make sense, and others where they don’t.
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INJECTION MOLDING: How Does Your Machine Control Pack Velocity?
You’ll need to find out in order to develop a molding process that you can repeat from machine to machine and mold to mold.
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MATERIALS: Don’t Guess Your Way through Root Cause Analysis: Part 2
The huge chasm between the laboratory and manufacturing discipline usually does not lend itself to problem-solving. It can be improved with clear communication between the analysis laboratory and the people bringing the problem to the lab.
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MATERIALS: Newcomer Compounder To U.S. Expands
Just one year after establishing its sales company here, Lehmann & Voss has further expanded its portfolio through a recent acquisition.
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Pelletron Founder Jerry Paulson Dies
Developed de-dusting technology that is still considered industry standard.
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Newcomer Compounder Lehmann & Voss Expands US Business
Just one year after establishing its sales company here, Lehmann & Voss has further expanded its portfolio through a key acquisition.
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Bayer To Quit Plastics
MaterialScience business will be floated on the stock market by 2016 at the latest.
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Thermoplastic Composites Prominent At SPE's ACCE
Advances in long fiber thermoplastics (LFT) starred in several presentations and exhibits.
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Helping PET Blow Molders Save Energy & Material
PTI offers energy audits and bottle foaming technology.
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