Matthew Naitove

Matthew Naitove Contributing Editor

The Real World

It’s not what you see at trade shows, all spit-shined and surrounded by acres of fresh carpet.

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He Sat on Your Side of the Table

It is commonly said that the best supplier is one who really understands the customer’s business.

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nanocomposites

New Rubber Types Play Well with Plastics

Plastics and rubber sometimes compete, but they also collaborate.

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Detroit Fills Up With Lightweight Plastics

To get the attention of newly fuel-conscious consumers, Detroit will need a lot of help from plastics.

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Long-Glass Thermoplastics and Blow Molding Grab SPE Automotive Awards

Long-glass reinforcements and structural blow molding accounted for four of this year’s nine SPE Automotive Innovation Awards, presented last month in Detroit.

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economics

Don’t Miss the Plastics ‘Weather Report’

No one can predict the weather for certain … and the same goes for movement of the economy.

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Who’s Afraid of Globalization?

Raise your hand if any of the following names send a chill down your spine: China, India, Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, Mexico, Brazil.

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Drying

NPE 2006 News Wrap-Up: Materials Handling: A Host of Refinements and Updates

NPE 2006 held no revolutionary changes in dryers, blenders, feeders, loaders, or conveying controls, but widely adopted improvements make the newest models easier to use and maintain—and easier on the budget, too.

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Fluid Cooler Offers Alternative to Cooling Towers or Central Chillers

When it comes to cooling extruders and injection and blow molding machines, the vast majority of plastics processors in the U.S. choose cooling towers.

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Hot Runners

A Custom Molder Takes the Next Step

The question John Winzeler keeps asking is, “How do you take the next step?” In the last two decades, he has transformed the Chicago metal-stamping company he inherited from his father into a high-tech specialty molding business focused only on plastic gears.

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My Best of NPE 2006

When I attend a show like NPE, people are always asking me, “See anything new?

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