Articles
Why Put Flow Simulation on an Injection Machine?
This emerging technology sounds promising, but its practical benefits have yet to be demonstrated clearly.
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The Long and Short of It (Part 1)—Tips for Molding Long Fiber-Reinforced Polymers
In Part 1 of this series, we address long-fiber processing fundamentals and best practices, including practical tips and guidance on maintaining fiber length and deriving maximum advantages for demanding end applications. Part 2 will provide the same information for short-fiber materials.
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How Plasma Treatment Adds Value to Plastics Parts
Think of it as today’s modern form of alchemy, with applications in printing on plastics and bonding plastics to dissimilar materials.
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Productivity & Profitability ‘Turbo' Charged At Young, Growing Film Processor
Polymer Film & Bag adds extrusion capacity and new technology to make its two-year-old processing business more efficient.
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How This Processor Established a Circular Economy for Post-Industrial Reclaim
PolyFlex is walking the talk of “circularity” by using its post-industrial reclaim in material-handling products for automated manufacturing.
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Minimize Sheet Gauge Variation by Roll Design
‘Hour-glass’ sheet gauge can be avoided through a reverse-bending roll design that is out of patent and freely available.
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How to Stop Melt Leakage and Carriage Blow-Back
Follow these tips when you have melt leakage around the machine nozzle and sprue bushing or injection-carriage blow-back.
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Tracing the History of Polymeric Materials: How Nylons & Polyesters Connected
The history of nylons and polyesters are intertwined, and it takes some knowledge of chemistry to understand why.
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Rising Employment Lifts Processing Index
October saw broad-based processing expansion, led by employment, and an easing of backlog growth.
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Nova, GreenMantra Technologies Collaborate on Plastic Bag Recycling Initiative
Nova Chemicals completed an asphalt paving project in collaboration with GreenMantra that incorporates the equivalent of 700,000 plastic bags in recycled plastic materials used in two pathways.
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Some Price Relief for Commodity Resins
Prices lower for polyolefins and flat to slightly higher for PS, PVC and PET.
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November’s Most-Viewed Stories
What did visitors to Plastics Technology read in November—the right injection machine for you; controlling and optimizing pack and hold times; resin pricing; polyolefins insights (compounding, density, strain rate); automating pipette production; improving mold cooling and more.
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