Extrusion
Compounding PLA on Twin-Screws: What Testing Reveals
Twin-screw extrusion is the preferred method for compounding PLA and other biopolymers. But processing PLA is complicated because it’s sensitive to heat and shear. It’s also prone to hydrolytic degradation if moisture is present in molten PLA. Here’s what one machine builder’s trials revealed.
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Back to Its Roots in Film Extrusion
After drydocking its film extrusion business in '99, converter goes back to its roots with upstart sister company.
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The Power of Numbers: Time to Step Up to Five Layers
Five-layer technology can provide processors with more productivity and greater flexibility to produce a wider range of products from a single line.
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Are You Ready to Export Your Film?
The shale gas boom could provide unprecedented opportunities for film processors.
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Use Your Gauge to Solve Processing Issues Upstream
Gauging systems have an often-overlooked but equally important role beyond measuring web thickness: They can be used as a diagnostic tool to troubleshoot the process. Here's how.
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Industry Expands Again
January was the third month in a row and the fifth time in six months that index was higher than it was one year ago.
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The Truth About Reshoring
Reshoring is not just a buzzword, it’s an economically driven correction to a supply chain that had become unbalanced.
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Five-Layer Line Gives Processor More Flexibility, New Opportunities
Processor bumps it up from three-layers to boost quality, flexibility and enter new markets.
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Extruding High-Temperature Resins
Older extrusion lines might not be suitable for processing materials up to 750 F. Here's what you need to know to get started.
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Milacron Expands Aftermarket Business—Again
Milacron LLC, Cincinnati, recently completed the purchase of Industrial Machine Sales, Inc. (IMSI) and its sister company, Precise Plastics Machinery (PPM), both of Southlake, Texas.
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