Jan H. Schut

nanocomposites 1 Jun 2004

Lava-Based Fibers Reinforce Composites

Reinforcing fibers spun from basalt lava rock were one of the more unusual developments exhibited at the JEC Composites Show in Paris in April.

sustainability 1 May 2004

Can’t Sell Your New Recycling Concept?

Put It into Production Yourself!

Postindustrial 1 May 2004

Recycled PET/PE Alloys Show Promise In Monofilament, Pallets, Pipe

Alloys of polyethylene and recycled PET were the highlight of the annual SPE Global Plastics Environmental Conference (GPEC) in Detroit in February.

1 Apr 2004

Hydraulic Press Maker Gets Back into Composites

Temperature control on compression molding presses for thermoset sheet and bulk molding compounds typically does not have to be all that precise.

Multiscrew 1 Apr 2004

They've Been Working on the Railroad

Composite RR ties could finally be on their way to becoming the next big thing in plastic lumber. They are attracting interest from makers of marine pilings, another category of structural wood replacements.

Film Extrusion 31 Mar 2004

Automatic Gauge Control: Comparing the Options

Until recently, blown-film processors looking for auto-gauge control had a choice of one segmented-die system, one IBC-based system, and several segmented air rings. Now there are at least nine auto-dies, including two for high-stalk bubbles, and lots of air-ring variations. All claim to improve gauge uniformity, but there are differences.

nanocomposites 31 Mar 2004

POE Alloys Replace Liquid Plasticizers In High-Performance Flexible PVC

Flexible PVC doesn't have many friends these days.

dies 30 Mar 2004

Convert PVC Pipe Dies to Make Fence Profiles

If you are a PVC pipe extruder who wants to get into the burgeoning market for fence profiles, you have several new options from American Maplan.

Engineering Resins 30 Mar 2004

Long-Glass Leader-How Faurecia Helped Put TP Composites In the Driver's Seat

Europe's third largest automotive molder, Faurecia, uses five different long-glass thermoplastic molding processes, more than any other molder in the world. It invented half of them, including the world's first in-line compounding- and-injection process.