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Service Helps Manufacturers Buy Energy When the Time is Right
Insulating manufacturers from market volatility can pay off big, as one firm can attest.
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SPE Automotive Awards Give Nod to 'Firsts' & Pandemic Solutions
The 50th annual automotive innovations awards recognized several “firsts” and an added category of innovative solutions for COVID-19 protection.
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Compact Line Turns Blown Film Processing Upside Down
Space-saving blown film line blows bubble down and is height-adjustable to optimize film temperature for the material.
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Matrix Tool Sweeps 'Hot Shots' Competition
Working together with injection machine builder Sodick Plustech, this Pennsylvania molder and moldmaker won both prizes in Plastics Technology’s first-ever Hot Shots injection molded parts competition, held at Molding 2021.
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Optimized Pressure Control for a More Repeatable Process and Parts
New software from Arburg automatically determines the ideal ramp of the injection-to-hold profile.
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Machine Monitoring Becomes Simpler And More Affordable Than Ever
A new application of an established technology makes production monitoring accessible to any manufacturer, with any type of equipment, and in almost no setup time.
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First Headphones to Market Made of Sustainable Materials
thinksound’s new over-ear headphones made with Eastman’s Trēva Engineering Bioplastic
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New-Generation All-Electric Shuttle Is ‘Industry 4.0-Ready’
Uniloy’s third-generation electric shuttle is designed for versatility and data connectivity.
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Future Caps & Closures: More HDPE, More PCR
Industry experts says uses of HDPE in caps and closures will proliferate and will incorporate PCR and PIR. Future designs will “tether” the caps to the bottles as well.
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New Test Method Analyzes Gas Formation in Molding
Resin maker Polyplastics says the proprietary method captures and evaluates gases formed during injection molding.
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