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Mill-and-mail moldmaking no more
“The days of just putting a mold on the shipping dock and hoping the customer comes and pats you on the back are long over.”
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How do you consume, utilize media?
You’re likely over the age of 50 and you research products and services at least once a week; place a lot of stock in a company’s brand; and value technical articles over vendor websites.
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Injection molded metals have their say at medical event
Injection molded plastics have long found new applications by replacing metals; but these days it is often injection molded metals that are replacing metal components formed by casting, machining, or other processes.
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Proprietary barrier pits PET against PP/EVOH packaging
Can PET paired with a proprietary scavenger technology displace PP/EVOH barrier packaging in common food applications?
Read MoreRPET Pricing Up in the East, Down in the West
The problem is soft demand in the West and reduced supplies in the East.
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Time to Get Drying Right
Special supplement on resin drying coming with May issue of Plastics Technology.
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How Many of Your Employees Stick Around This Long?
A toolmaker celebrates 50 years at a custom thermoformer.
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2013 was good for N.A. equipment suppliers; Can 2014 Overcome a Slow Start?
The North American plastics equipment market saved its best for last in 2013, delivering shipments valued at $335.1 million in the fourth quarter—the best three-month stretch of the year and up 3% from the previous quarter. Will that momentum hold in 2014, however?
Read MoreAMUT Sorting Demonstration
AMUT MINI PRF sorting and pre-washing system improves the quality of recycled PET.
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Reshoring, Taiwanese style
One of the first waves of offshoring to China is ebbing back, as Taiwanese companies rethink manufacturing on the mainland.
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For the Brave, Opportunities Beckon in Overmolding RFID Tags
Molding RFID tags and electronic antennas into plastic parts presents growing opportunities--and challenges.
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Are Imported PET Preforms Likely To Hit Our Shores?
Several PET preform manufacturers from China, India and Pakistan are eyeing the U.S.
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