Articles

Postprocessing 26 Feb 2013

How to Select a Plastics Assembly Process

To make the proper choice, each application must be considered on its own. Each has its own particular characteristics and requirements.

Elastomers 26 Feb 2013

More Gloss, Fewer Weld Lines With Variothermal Molding

A higher mold surface temperature during filling is required to achieve high-gloss surfaces or perfectly replicated microstructures and nanostructures, as well as erasing ugly weld lines. Instrumented tests quantify the results achieved by this process.

26 Feb 2013

Film, Bag Recyling Rates Climbing

Hits the 1 billion lb mark for the first time ever.

Hot Runners 26 Feb 2013

Milacron Buys Mold-Masters; Nypro Has a New Owner, Too

Two of the industry’s biggest names changed hands last month as mergers and acquisitions continue to grab headlines in plastics.

sustainability 26 Feb 2013

Sustainable Thermoforming: Efforts at Dordan

Family-owned former has been in the forefront of sustainable thermoforming and package design for years. Has it been worth the effort?

Commodity Resins 26 Feb 2013

PP Prices Spike, Others Rise, Too

Prices of four commodity thermoplastics rose in late January and early February, and new increases were announced for this month in PP, PE, and PVC.

Postindustrial 26 Feb 2013

Sustainable Sheet: Placon Closes the Loop on PET Recycling

Placon reprocesses up to 12,000 lb/day of PCR PET to produce its EcoStar line of sheet.

Thermoforming 26 Feb 2013

Machine Safety Is a Moving Target

Plastics processors and other manufacturers have to keep up with a lot of new federal, state, and local regulations on all sorts of subjects—taxes, health insurance, environmental protection, and lots more, not the least of which is worker safety.

Postconsumer 26 Feb 2013

Sustainable Injection Molding: Amcor and the Big Picture

How the world’s biggest producer of PET packaging measures the environmental footprint of its operation.

Packaging 26 Feb 2013

The Business Advantage of Sustainability

Companies promote their sustainability commitment in various ways, but beneath the promises and promotional materials should be a true corporate commitment to sustainability goals that provide meaningful environmental, economic, and social benefits.