Extrusion
Tiny, Low-Priced CCD Camera
WEB EXCLUSIVE A tiny new line-scan camera for non-patterned web inspection requires a fraction of the space and a fraction of the cost of most web-inspection cameras.
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Disk Pump Helps Compound Long-Fiber Thermoplastics
Already a familiar sight on European store shelves, the eye-catching appeal of "IML" is gaining traction among North American injection molders. The latest tooling and automation designs can handle the higher volumes needed here.
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TIME TO LEARN ABOUT Dynamic Optimization of Extruder Barrel Temperatures
Determining the optimum barrel-temperature profile is one of the most important tasks in extrusion.
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Optimize Barrel Temperatures For Barrier Screws
Extruder operators often don’t compare the barrel-zone temperatures to the recommended processing temperature for the resin being run.
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New Look in PVC Siding
Tom Loper is a serial entrepreneur. Currently, he’s president, CEO, and co-founder of NuCedar Mills Inc. in Chicopee, Mass., which makes the first foamed PVC siding on the market.
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What's Ahead for 'Green' Plastics: Look for More Supply, More Varieties, Better Properties
Major chemical companies are investing big bucks in new plants and technologies to produce plastics from annually renewable sources, not from petrochemicals.
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K 2007 Extrusion: Extrusion Outputs Go Through the Roof
Dramatic production demonstrations of cast and blown film set throughput records on the show floor in Dusseldorf.
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Material and Process Developments Highlight SPE Automotive Awards
Custom backlighting with color-converting plastics and robotic extrusion of door seals won two categories of the 37th Innovation Awards presented in November by the SPE Automotive Div.
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Stop Profile Warpage
Processors today want to run faster, minimize scrap, and do short production runs that may only last a few hours.
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