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The Awful Truth About Weld Lines
As everyone knows, weld lines are weak points. What’s less well known is just what’s going on inside that weld line on a microstructural level. Here’s a close-up look at some nasty little secrets.
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Celanese to Acquire DuPont’s Engineering Plastics
Celanese will acquire nearly all of DuPont’s engineering thermoplastics, except for its Delrin, Multibase and Tedlar products.
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Uniloy Buys Moldmaker Century Die
Uniloy gains a second moldmaking facility with 70+ years of experience in all types of blow molds.
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Compression Blow Forming Now Available for PET Bottles
SACMI CBF has been adapted for PET, as well as HDPE and PP.
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Plant-Based Hydraulic Fluids for the Eco-Conscious
If you can’t kick the hydraulic habit, you could try using a more sustainable hydraulic oil.
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Cobots Gain Versatility in Mounting
Two Motoman cobots come in new versions with a standard ISO mounting flange and Ethernet communications.
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Larger Soft Gripper for Delicate Parts
Silicone fingers plus a vacuum cavity grip fragile and oddly shaped parts up to 4 in. wide.
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Staying Ahead of the Curve: How a Blow Molder Thrives as a ‘Technology Company’
Aptly named Ring Container Technologies beefs up R&D staff to meet customers’ future needs before the customers even know what they will be.
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TV Ad Sells Anti-Manufacturing Bias?
A new TV ad celebrates women’s opportunities for professional advancement. But does it hint that manufacturing isn’t one of those opportunities?
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Stretch-Blow 1000-Liter IBCs from PET
Cypet introduces a one-stage ISBM system to provide a clear alternative to HDPE bulk containers.
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15 Headlines I’d Like to See in ’22
Extrapolating from recent news and trends, I twisted the dial from “Reasonable Possibilities” to “A Bit of Fantasy”
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