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Extrusion/Compounding at K 2013: Having It All
Extrusion processors no longer need to chose among speed, quality, and flexibility, based on exhibits at K 2013.
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K 2013: More Efficient, Flexible & User-Friendly Auxiliaries
It’s hard to generalize about auxiliary equipment, but a few trends stood out at K, including: greater energy efficiency, ease of maintenance and cleaning, controls that provide more real-time and historical process information and greater ease of use.
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Injection Molding at K 2013: Doing More with Less
More productivity with less energy consumption and capital investment; more operations in the machine or manufacturing cell with less time, labor, energy, and capital—these were the common themes of injection molding exhibits at October’s K 2013 show.
Read MoreEuropean Film Extruder Sets Up North American Operation
German processor Südpack sets up direct sales operation in Chicago.
Read MoreDINP Plasticizer Gets Booted Out in California
The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) of the State of California’s Environmental Protection Agency, which decides which chemicals need to be labeled as a carcinogen or reproductive toxicant under Proposition 65, has announced that DINP (diisononylphthalate) is now included on the list. DINP and DIDP (diisodylphthalate) are not classified as hazardous by the U.S.
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SPI and ACC partner on rigid plastics packaging, thermoforming
Can polyethylene terephthalate (PET) thermoforms enjoy the same recycling rates as their bottle brethren? Increasing thermoformed packaging reclaim, and that of other rigid plastics, will likely just be one goal of a new collaboration between SPI and ACC.
Read MoreReturn of the T-Shirt Bag Business a Possibility
Is it possible that we may see a resurgence of the nearly extinct t-shirt bag business in North America?
Read MoreWill mold makers be calling the shots soon in automotive?
North American mold makers might soon enjoy something they haven’t had in a very long time: leverage.
Read MoreAuxiliary Equipment Run by Solar Energy at India's Plastics Show
Sustainable energy will be a key theme at next week’s Plastivision India 2013 (Dec. 12-16), the second largest plastics show in India held every three years in Mumbai.
Read MoreOnline Purchasing for Medical-Grade Plastics Aimed at Expediting Product Development
Material evaluation for processability, assembly and functionality are key to prototype development of new medical devices.
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Mobile Wireless Speaker Overmolded with Specialty Silicone-Based TPE
WEB EXCLUSIVE: The new UE Boom 360°-sound mobile wireless speakers from Logitech International, Newark, Calif., are said to be the first with durability provided by TPSiV (thermoplastic silicone vulcanizate) from Multibase, a Dow Corning company.
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First Use of PP Foam on a Center Console
WEB EXCLUSIVE: BMW Group is the world’s first car maker to use PP expandable-bead foam as a visible contour material on a center console.
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