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Annual Benchmarking Survey of Injection Molders Released
Plastics Technology Top Shops Benchmarking Survey provided both unanimous responses and divided results, but pervasive throughout is the sense of an industry still grappling with the aftermath of 2020’s global pandemic.
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COVID-19’s Long Shadow
More than four years on, there are aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic that linger in their impacts to the plastics market and are made visible in our annual survey.
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Beyond the Work Center: Using MES for Data-Driven Decisions Across Manufacturing Operations
Move past “is the job running” and “will it finish on time,” and apply MES to inform workflows ranging from accounting, inventory control, planning, material logistics, quality assurance, engineering and shipping.
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Additive Technologies for Injection Mold Tooling Ride Tailwinds
NPE2024: Lowering barriers to additive manufacturing adoption in toolmaking.
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Plastics Processing Activity Contraction Continues in August
Four months of consecutive contraction overall.
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Precision Processing Requires Precision Equipment
Moretto offers plastics processors and micromolders for a broad suite of auxiliary solutions targeted specifically for precision processing.
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Why Are There No 'Universal' Screws for All Polymers?
There’s a simple answer: Because all plastics are not the same.
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Prices Flat-to-Down for All Volume Resins
This month’s resin pricing report includes PT’s quarterly check-in on select engineering resins, including nylon 6 and 66.
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Best Practices for Purging PHA and PHA/PLA Blends
Because bioplastics are processed at lower temperatures, purging between jobs requires a different process and purging agents than those applied for traditional resins.
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Chasing Down Marine Plastic Pollution With The Ocean Cleanup
Nonprofit organization has recovered 10 million kilograms of marine waste.
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Three Key Decisions for an Optimal Ejection System
When determining the best ejection option for a tool, molders must consider the ejector’s surface area, location and style.
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Ensuring Repeatability: The Key to Effective Injection Molding Automation
One of automation’s key promises is repeatability: the same movement to the same location, time and time again. But to achieve that, all elements involved — robot, machine, EOAT, mold — must be in and stay in alignment.
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