Articles

Packaging 23 Apr 2014

Sleeve Labels Drive Packaging R&D

Machinery and material suppliers are collaborating on new labels that don’t gum up the lucrative PET bottle reclaim business.

Mold Maintenance 23 Apr 2014

New Products & Services at amerimold in June

New mold components and training services to debut at moldmaking show.

Injection Molding 23 Apr 2014

INJECTION MOLDING: ‘Know Your Machine’

Many molders think they “know their machine,” but in reality do not. They get consumed by the demands of day-to-day production requirements and lose sight of the big picture.

Testing 23 Apr 2014

MATERIALS: Melt Flow Rate Testing—Part 10

Two areas where the melt flow rate test it is not useful are related to processing.

screws 23 Apr 2014

EXTRUSION: Effect of the Screw Flight On Melt Temperature, Energy Use

So-called rules of thumb regarding the design of flight clearance and width do not consider the temperature effect, both from the point of view of melt temperature and energy efficiency.

23 Apr 2014

New brand, new machine, new strategy for Engel in Asia

Engel’s Asian market share has grown more than five times larger over the last decade, but to keep that pace, and perhaps accelerate it, the company decided a new strategy, and brand, would be needed.

23 Apr 2014

Chinaplas keeps growing even as China slows down

Every show, for more than three decades now, Chinaplas has grown.

Materials 22 Apr 2014

Additive Mfg Machinery 'Giants' Broaden Scope Through Acquisitions

Stratasys and 3D Systems are evolving into all-encompassing providers in the additive manufacturing business arena.

sustainability 21 Apr 2014

Biodegradable plastic market adds a new player in China

Air pollution grabs headlines in China, but a country of 1.35 billion with a growing middle class spending newfound disposable income on single-use disposable plastics is bound to have issues with solid waste as well.

Elastomers 21 Apr 2014

Elastic film demand spurs SIS block polymer investments in Asia

Investments in capacity in China and Taiwan would make Taiwanese elastomer producer TSRC Corp. the largest producer of styrene-isoprene-styrene (SIS) block polymers in the world.

16 Apr 2014