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Tracing the History of Polymeric Materials: The Differences Between Nylons & Polyesters
In many respects, nylons and polyesters appear to be interchangeable. But there are interesting differences in the properties of these two families that arise from their chemical structures.
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How to Set Up Mold Protect on Your Injection Machine
Set the start position for mold protect where anything in the mold could be subject to damage.
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Balancing My Personal Chaos Often Makes Me Late for Work
Time is viewed differently when an employee lives in daily instability and doesn’t have enough resources to make it through the day.
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What's Controlling Your Cycle Time: Part 3
Follow these guidelines to maximize your profits.
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Sustainable Lightweight PP Honeycomb Panel with Flax Fiber Composites
Belgium’s EconCore and Flaxco ‘pioneer’ use of flax in place of glass and carbon fiber composites in thermoplastic honeycomb.
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‘Learn to Embrace Variability’
Wait. What? Variability in raw materials is supposed to be the last thing anyone would want to ‘embrace.’ But if you substitute ‘circular economy’ for ‘variability’ and ‘manage with technology’ for ‘embrace’—then the mystery starts to clear.
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Prices Rising for Most Volume Resins
With the possible exception of PVC, high energy and feedstock costs exacerbated by Russia’s war on Ukraine were leading resin prices higher.
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Three Ways to Improve the Health of Your Employees
Living in daily instability is a risk factor for stress-related health issues.
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PTXPO: Present at the Creation
This week in Chicago, Gardner Business Media, publisher of Plastics Technology, put the wraps on the first ever PTXPO.
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New Name, Products, Technology— But Same Service Philosophy
Schoeneck Containers is now Radius Packaging, but customer needs are still the focal center of this blow molder’s business. Those customers will benefit from the company’s push toward automation, sustainability, and new products in injection molding and stretch-blown PET.
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Follow These Tips to Maximize Purging Efficiency
Commercial purging compounds offer dedicated solutions to your equipment cleaning needs, but some can be more effective in cleaning the ‘dead areas’ in certain screws and tooling. Follow these tips to choose the right one for your application, and make sure to follow the right protocol when shutting down for long periods.
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Celebrating Women's History Month Through Manufacturing
Several editors across sister publications of Gardner Business Media share their thoughts and experiences being a woman in manufacturing.
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