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Robust Molding, Extrusion Conference Programming in the Works
Molding 2023 to take place Aug. 29-30 in Minnesota; Extrusion 2023 slated for Oct. 10-12 in Indiana.
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Teaching Kids About the ‘Magic’ of Manufacturing
Making something out of (almost) nothing is an ‘eye opener’ for youngsters in their first exposure to plastics processing.
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Tracing the History of Polymeric Materials, Part 26: High-Performance Thermoplastics
The majority of the polymers that today we rely on for outstanding performance — such as polysulfone, polyethersulfone, polyphenylsulfone and PPS — were introduced in the period between 1965 and 1985. Here’s how they entered your toolbox of engineering of materials.
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Research Suggests Path From Waste Plastics to High Value Composites
Flash joule heating could enable upcycling of waste plastic to carbon nanomaterials.
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The Impact of Hydraulics on Tool Design -- Part 1 of 2
Get a better understanding of their use, proper sizing, and how the tool design and setup in the machine can impact failures in manufacturing.
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Top Shops Time: Take the Injection Molding Benchmarking Survey Today
Plastics Technology has once again opened its annual survey of injection molders — participate in the anonymous benchmarking questionnaire today and reward your company with a free customized report.
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New CRM Streamlines Quoting for Automotive Molder
Eliminating the need to contact each supplier for every individual quote, a new CRM for automotive supplier Axiom Group tracks past quotes as well as industry history to generate fast, reliable RFQs and more.
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K 2022 Additives & Materials: Sustainability in the Lead
Nearly all of the new additives highlighted at the big show are aimed at enhancing recyclability of commodity resins and some volume engineering resins such as nylon and PC. A few new materials, on which we had not previously reported, also surfaced at K 2022.
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‘Monomaterial’ Trend in Packaging and Beyond Will Only Thrive
In terms of sustainability measures, monomaterial structures are already making good headway and will evolve even further.
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First Quarter Looks Mostly Flat for Resin Prices
Temporary upward blips don't indicate any sustained movement in the near term.
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Processing Activity Contracts More Slowly in January
Despite contracting again in January, plastics processing activity rebounded a bit from a rather significant drop in December.
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VCM in the News Again, Not in a Good Way
Those three letters, V-C-M, stood out from the headlines of the toxic train wreck in Ohio this past week — bringing up echoes of a time that few may remember today, when the vinyl industry was in an uproar over reports of VCM hazards in the workplace and possibly in PVC food packaging.
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