Jim Callari

Jim Callari Editorial Director

Is Poor Power Quality Zapping Your Profits?

New technology allows processors to monitor electrical power in their plant and diagnose hiccups so they can more intelligently find a solution.

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App Offers Injection Molders Processing Guidance on Resins

With a few taps and swipes, you can find critical processing parameters to help you run materials you’ve never run before.

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Dry-Ice Cleaning Pays Off Big For High-Tech Molder

Mold running time has been increased by 200-500% at Performance Plastics.

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Medical

A Culture Built on Innovation in Medical Tubing Extrusion

Microspec was born out of innovation, and 28 years later continues to set the global standard in medical tubing by developing high-precision multi-lumen catheters—among other tubing products—by refusing to believe “it can’t be done.”

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Multiscrew

Polymer Resources: Compounding's 'Small Big Guy'

This compounder combines a service-first, small-company mindset with the technical might of larger companies to carve a niche in engineering plastics.

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Extrusion

Extrusion Training Firm Turns Art to Science

You’ve likely heard of Scientific Molding, particularly if you are a regular reader of John Bozzelli’s monthly Injection Molding Know-How columns in Plastics Technology. Now, make way for “Scientific Extrusion.”

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Compounding

PP Compounder Elbows Out Production Snafus

The Plastics Group of America eliminates monthly production stoppages, improves quality, and slashes maintenance expenses by installing new elbows on a pneumatic conveying line.

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Know Any Plastics Icons? Nominate Them to the Plastics Hall of Fame

Go to plasticshof.org and start the process.

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Thermoforming

CAM Adds Agility to Custom Thermoformer

CNC machining permeates ATI’s business, making its operations more efficient and responsive.

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Medical

Medical-Tubing Innovator Bets on Silicone Solutions

Trelleborg gains footprint in silicone-based implantable medical extrusions.

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Automotive

Giant Electric Presses Are Key To Productivity Gains at Subaru

Car builder reaps cycle-time improvements and other benefits with large electric presses.

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Connecting with the ‘Profoundly Disconnected’

Foundation formed to help close the skills gap.

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