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PTXPO

In-Person Exposition Provides a Rich Environment for Discovery of Trade Trends and Technology Applications

Serendipitous Learning Opportunities at PTXPO Underscore the Value of Being Present.

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PET

Prices of Volume Resins Generally Flat or Lower

Exceptions in early March were PP and PS, which moved up solely due to feedstock constraints, along with slight upward movement in PVC and PET.

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Extrusion

Extrusion 2023 Conference: Call for Papers Deadline Looming

Stage is set as conference devoted to all things extrusion heads to Indianapolis.

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Ultradent Sweeps 2023 Hot Shots Awards

Ultradent's entry of its Umbrella cheek retractor took home the awards for Technical Sophistication and Achievement in Economics and Efficiency at PTXPO. 

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Film Extrusion

Generation Gap? Not at Packaging Personified

Started at a kitchen table and now in its third-generation of family involvement, this vertically integrated supplier of flexible packaging traces its success to closely aligning with customers and continually investing in new technology across its films, printing and converting operations.

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editorial

Your Tour Guide to Plastics Technology’s 2023 Events

Get your clicking finger in shape and sign up for all that we have in store for you in 2023.  

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Tracing the History of Polymeric Materials, Part 27: Liquid-Crystal Polymers

Liquid-crystal polymers debuted in the mid-1980s, but the history of the chemistry associated with this class of materials actually starts a century earlier.  

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Commodity Resins

Gerdau Graphene Launches “First” Graphene-Enhanced PE Additive Masterbatch for Extruded Packaging and More

The company has also partnered with conglomerate Sumitomo Corp. for distribution of its graphene-enhanced masterbatches in Japan.

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industry 4.0

Manufacturers’ Superpower: ‘X-Ray Vision’ into Your Processes

Meet a ‘new’ name (to North American processors) in MES software, which provides a simple, modular way to achieve visibility into your production operations.

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PTXPO

KraussMaffei Corp. PTXPO Spotlight

KraussMaffei discusses the upcoming Plastics Technology Expo (PTXPO) March 28-30

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PTXPO

Shibaura Machine Company PTXPO Spotlight

Shibaura discusses the upcoming Plastics Technology Expo (PTXPO) March 28-30

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Smart Systems Illuminate Material Recovery for Enhanced Plastics Recycling

Data collection and machine learning can give MRF operators and brand owners an enhanced view of the fate of recyclable materials.

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