Compounding
Best Practices in Processing with Recycled Material
Inside: What brand owners are planning, and how processors ahead of the curve have already responded.
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How Two Compounders Step Up to Meet Rising Demand for Recycle Content
Two compounders that specialize in engineering thermoplastics for technical applications discuss what they are doing to meet demands for PCR compounds.
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Compounding: Higher-Performing Pilot Machine
Series is height adjustable and can process highly filled and viscous materials.
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American Manufacturing Steps Up to the Coronavirus Challenge
Plastics processors are among the manufacturers that stepped up big-time in the face of the global COVID-19 pandemic. I’m proud to turn over this space this month to Rick Kline Jr., president of our parent company Gardner Business Media, whose comments below (edited) appeared originally March 31 in a OpEd piece published by the Wall Street Journal.
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Processing Index Contracts as Coronavirus Disrupts Economy
COVID-19 results in weaker new orders, production dips and a disrupted supply chain in March. But for how long?
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Compounding: Continuous Processor Can Run Safely on Empty
Proprietary power transmission design and bearing configuration make this possible.
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Mixing: Inline Rotor/Stator Homogenizers Can Be Moved About
Saves time, money by eliminating the need for multiple mixers separately dedicated to each vessel or product
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Compounding: Closed-Loop System for Coex Film Reclaim
New system permits reclaim of multi-layer production scrap at rates up to 100%.
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Compounding: Part 2 of 2 Demystifying Devolatilization
Here are some simple tools to help monitor and optimize your devolatilization process.
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