Articles
Don’t Overlook the Feed Section
Most extrusion screw designers often do not design the feed section with the same rigor as other sections. This is odd since nothing goes through the screw that doesn’t first go through the feed section.
Read MoreNIOSH-Industry Collaboration for Safe Use of Nanomaterials
NIOSH has created a field studies team that aims to establish partnerships with companies that produce or use engineered nanomaterials in order to expand and share knowledge of appropriate health and safety practices.
Read MoreSolvay Invests in Thermoplastic Composites
Solvay Specialty Polymers, Alpharetta, Ga., announced at the K 2013 show in Dusseldorf that it has reached an agreement to acquire a financial interest in Canadian-based Aonix Advanced Materials, Ottawa, Ont.
Read MorePS Recycling Project Launched in Montreal
The Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA), along with the city of Montreal and other partners, is embarking on a polystyrene recycling project that it hopes will be a model for future endeavors of this type.
Read MoreNews Aplenty In Extrusion
Last month brought a spate of developments that extrusion processors should find interesting.
Read MoreMelt Flow Rate Testing—Part 5
There are two points in the manufacturing supply chain where a determination of average molecular weight (MW) is important. The first is when the material is first received by the molder. The second is after molding.
Read MoreMid November Commodity Resin Prices Flat to Soft
Prices of the four major commodity thermoplastics are projected to be a bit lower or remain flat (especially in the case of PE) as the year comes to an end.
Read MoreWeb Connectivity: the ‘Missing Link’ To Molding Machines & Auxiliaries
Web services technology is being utilized today by many molding companies to enhance their molding operations performance, expand uptime, and obtain supplier support in shorter time for very low cost.
Read MoreWeb-Enabled Auxiliaries Save Time And Shoe-Leather in Molding Plant
Internet connectivity for plastics equipment is a relatively new and growing technology. Here’s how it works at Samtec.
Read MoreHeadlines from the K 2013 Show
Here’s just a taste of the innovations on display, a selection of the top headlines not covered in our September show preview.
Read MoreHow do you consume media?
We live in an age of lists, as media outlets attempt to rearrange all the day’s events into a numbered format (even the assassination of President Kennedy). Inundated though we are, there are stories that that are better told with numbers.
Read MoreStackable, Recloseable Package Hits Store Shelves
Clear Lam’s revolutionary PrimaPak debuts as package for pretzels.
Read More