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PPA Moves into Gearshift Levers
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Vestamid HT plus polyphthalamide (PPA) from Evonik Industries High Performance Polymers in Germany (in the U.S., Evonik Degussa Corp., Parsippany, N.J.), is being used in gearshift lever parts for a major European auto company.
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Resealable Flexible Packaging Uses Velcro Seals
Amcor Flexibles, Mundelein, Ill., and Velcro Europe S.A. in Spain have formed a strategic partnership to bring an innovative easy-open and reseal system to flexible packaging for cheese, milk powder, fresh ready meals, bread, and fresh produce.
Read MoreMuCell Extrusion Buys Dow’s Sheet Patents
Last month, MuCell Extrusion LLC, Woburn, Mass., bought the patent portfolio of Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Mich., covering polyolefin sheet extrusion.
Read MoreFermentable Sugars from Biomass Are Closer to Commercial Reality
The brave new world of bioplastics relies in large part on fermentable sugars from plants (see Close Up on Biopolymers in this issue). Industry wants to get away from obtaining those sugars from food crops such as corn and to use instead waste plant matter and other inedible cellulosic materials, referred to collectively as “biomass.” Although there is currently no industrial-scale production of fermentable sugars from biomass, a number of firms are working toward that goal.
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Oil’s the Answer for Pipe Processor’s Energy Savings
These days, processors are looking to cut energy costs by virtually any means possible.
Read MoreTake the Guesswork Out Of Profile-Cooling Needs
Think your downstream spray-type extrusion cooling lines might be longer than you need?
Read MoreRPET Prices Follow Oil and Virgin Resin Prices Upwards
RPET prices were sliding lower at the end of 2011, but they began the climb back up by mid-January.
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Mold-Masters Gains Exclusive Use Of Ritemp Technology for Hot Runners
Hot-runner supplier Mold-Masters Ltd., Georgetown, Ont., has obtained rights to exclusive global use of Ritemp evaporative cooling technology for hot-runner molds.
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Custom Molding Slows a Bit
It’s hard to discern a definite trend in the results from our latest half-year survey of custom injection molders.
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Commodity & Engineering Resin Prices Climb Higher
Prices of major commodity thermoplastics continued to move upward through end of first quarter.
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Cures for Common Hot-Runner Wiring Problems
In the challenging environment of the last several years, manufacturers are looking inward to improve their manufacturing processes, streamline their supply chains, lower maintenance costs, andimprove their bottom lines.
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Compressed Air: Optimize Treatment and Distribution to Save Energy
In previous articles, we discussed the enormous waste of energy and money that occurs every day in many plants due to inefficient use and generation of compressed air.
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