End Markets
Plastic Pallets Manufacturer Gets Grant To Expand Into Thermoplastic Composites
Indiana-based Jeco Plastics Products recently received a research grant from Purdue University under the IN-Mac program to study how thermoplastic composites with continuous internal fibers in either single or multiple directions develop wrinkles when being molded with multiple cavity thermoforming tools.
Read MoreHoover’s Huge Former Molding Plant Is on the Block
With 150 presses, it's said to be 'the largest injection molding plant West of the Mississippi.'
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Blow a Bottle with Liquid Instead of Air
New technology--to be made widely available--blows and fills bottles in the same step.
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Motor Vehicle & Parts Production To Slow in 2014
Car manufacturing remains strong, and while production will continue to grow, it will be at a slower rate through the end of this year, and perhaps into next.
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RFID Boosts Production Efficiency For Bumper Molder
RFID technology significantly improves ‘error-proofing’ and productivity from molding to final fabrication.
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FEA Software Predicts Material Response to Repeated Snap Fits
Improved finite-element modeling accounts for viscoelastic response to multiple stress-strain cycles.
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The Process Of HDPE-Exfoliated Graphene Nanocomposites For Fuel Tanks
One of ACCE's 2014 best paper awards is on improving the barrier and mechanical properties of HDPE-graphene nanocomposites for automotive fuel tank applications.
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Polystyrene Recycling Spurred By Demand For Post-Consumer Content
World's leading maker of foam cups and major recycler come together to boost annual recycling volume of post-consumer PS.
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Single-Serve Wine Spritzer in Plasma-Coated PET
Ultrathin glass coating keeps wine spritzers fresh.
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