Articles
Plastics Technology’s Most Popular Stories: April 2021
From blow molding and sheet extrusion to 3D printing and recycling, a range of topics and technologies drew reader eyes to Plastics Technology in April.
Read More
Survey Plumbs Pandemic’s Impacts on Manufacturing
Fully 95% of respondents to Fictiv’s 2021 State of Manufacturing Industry said the pandemic had long-term effects on their business.
Read More
Roctool Deployed by Rosti for a More Durable, Paint-Free Enclosure
Rosti turned to Roctool’s induction mold-heating technology to consolidate components in the enclosure and extend its service life.
Read More
Chinaplas 2021 Concludes With More Than 150,000 Visitors
The pandemic impacted the number of overseas visitors to the show, but local attendance at the new Shenzhen venue grew nearly 25% over 2019’s final edition in Guangzhou.
Read More
When It Comes to Maintenance Trust Your Nose (and Ears and Eyes)
An ever-growing number of sensors on injection molding machines provide real-time transparency into a press’s inner workings, but the low-tech sensors humans come with are still vital to keeping a plant running.
Read More
Minimum Energy. Maximum Savings. Dry Better with ULTRA
In this Digital Demo, Maguire reviews its energy-efficient ULTRA dryer for use in the plastics industry.
Watch
3D Printing Market Forecast to Reach $51 Billion in 2030
Lux Research states in a new report that the value of 3D-printed parts will rise at a 15% CAGR over the next decade, lead by end-use parts.
Read More
Total Transparency at Trademark Plastics
Trademark Plastics’ latest investment won’t let it see the future, but by giving it vision inside parts, the new CT scanner represents a more transparent tomorrow for its validation work.
Read More
What You Need to Know About Blade Ejectors: Part 1
Follow these guidelines to prevent premature wear, flash and galling.
Read More
The Difference Between Knit and Meld Lines--and Why It Matters
In many part designs, flow fronts will inevitably be split, but how and where they come back together is hugely important to the molded part’s finished strength.
Read More
Tracing the History of Polymeric Materials: Cellophane
How—and when—cellulose-based chemistry led to the discovery of cellophane.
Read More
Solve Five Common Problems in Blown Film Coextrusion
The blown film industry has evolved from monolayer film structures to multilayer ones for a variety of food and non-food packaging applications. Here are typical problems with these structures and tips on how to solve them.
Read More
