End Markets
Electronics Look Bright, Long-Term
Competitive advantages of low-cost nations will continue to fade.
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Orient PVC Pipe Without Water
Spanish pipe maker Molecor Tecnologia will be displaying at NPE 2012 in Orlando, Fla., a new method to orient PVC pipe that is somewhat akin to film-orientation technology.
Read MoreHere Comes the Sun...To FIlm Processing
Toray Plastics (America), Inc., last year completed the construction of a $2 million, 44-kW solar photovoltaic (PV) farm on its 70-acre campus in North Kingstown, R.I.
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Extrusion Process Eliminates Assembly of Medical Catheter Shafts
Putnam Plastics Corp., Dayville, Conn. (putnamplastics.com), has developed new extrusion technology that replaces manually assembled medical guide catheter shafts with a single, three-layer component.
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Injection Molded, Long-Glass Thermoplastic Concrete Forms
WEB EXCLUSIVE: An unusual application for long-glass fiber reinforced thermoplastic is injection molded concrete forms measuring up to 3.7 x 2 ft.
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Wood on Plastics: Construction Outlook: Stable in ’12, Growing Again in ’13
Trends in recent months suggest that these sectors are stabilizing, but overall home prices remain weak, and there are millions of foreclosures set to hit the market in 2012. This will hold prices down through the coming year.
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Pipe Maker Gains Flexibility with Ultrasonic Control System
The recent addition of an ultrasonic gauging and control system is credited by pipe extruder Charter Plastics Inc., Titusville, Pa., with increasing its production flexibility.
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Micro-Layers Enter Blow Molding
Taking coextrusion blow molded bottles beyond six layers while maintaining conventional wall thicknesses is at the core of a new micro-layer approach developed by Dow.
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Amcor Continues Assault on Glass with Hot-Fill PET Jars
Leading PET blow molder Amcor Rigid Plastics, Manchester, Mich. (amcor.com), is continuing its push to replace glass in hot-fill food products with new 24-oz, round, wide-mouth jars.
Read MoreRecapturing a Piece of the Toy Business
A U.S. custom injection molder serving the textile, appliance, furniture, and construction industries is expanding into a business once thought lost forever to low-cost, overseas processors—toys.
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