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Engineering Resins 28 Aug 2013

News in Medical Tubing & Materials

Two innovations in medical tubing and more than a dozen new materials, coatings, and adhesives were on display at June’s Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) East show in Philadelphia.

Commodity Resins 28 Aug 2013

PP Prices Up, Others Flat or Down

Polypropylene prices have moved up two months in a row and there is potential for further increases, all owing to propylene monomer tightness. PS prices moved lower in July, while attempts to hike prices of PE and PVC appeared to have failed.

Automotive 28 Aug 2013

K 2013 Preview: Materials & Additives

The K 2013 show will present a broad range of engineered plastics materials, including thermoplastic composites, as well as additives. Automotive and electronic applications will be the main targets, as well as medical, packaging, lighting, and construction.

28 Aug 2013

DSM Sees UL Standard Change as a Boost to Thermoplastics

DSM says the recent change to a UL standard covering low-voltage switchgear (LVSG) has opened up the way for plastics innovation in electrical applications such as miniature circuit breakers.

Stretch Blow Molding 28 Aug 2013

K 2013 Preview: Blow Molding

Of the six machine builders who were willing to pull back the curtain even a little, five of them said they’d be showcasing all-electric presses. That remarkable fact suggests that all-electric technology, which has been a much harder sell in blow molding than in injection molding, is at last starting to find traction.

27 Aug 2013

First Expandable TPU

BASF Polyurethane, Wyandotte, Mich.,will debut what appears to be the first expandable TPU (E-TPU). Branded Infinergy, it is based on Elastollan TPU which is expanded by using an innovative procedure.

Thermoforming 26 Aug 2013

K 2013 Preview: Thermoforming

Speed, versatility, control, and cost savings are keys to new thermoforming machines for packaging and industrial applications

Sheet Extrusion 26 Aug 2013

K 2013 Preview: Extrusion, Compounding, Recycling

Across all extrusion technologies, expect to see new standards in speed, quality, flexibility, and efficiency in both energy and material usage.

Multicomponent 26 Aug 2013

K 2013 Preview: Injection Molding

Next month’s mammoth triennial plastics show in Düsseldorf, Germany, challenges injection molding machine builders to demonstrate technological leadership in addressing the needs of the marketplace.

Injection Molding 26 Aug 2013

Seven Tips to Maximize Hot-Runner Performance

A complex variety of factors affects the success of processing with a hot-runner system. Nevertheless, you can reduce this complexity and handle many of the issues by addressing a few key issues.