NPE

Thermoforming

Plug-Assist Materials for Thermoforming

CMT will be displaying a range of its Hytac line of syntactic-foam plug-assist materials. Several thermoforming machine builders will be running with these materials as well.

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sustainability

Don't Miss The Re|focus Sustainability & Recycling Summit

The 2018 Re|focus Sustainability & Recycling Summit (Tuesday, May 8 – Thursday, May 10) is co-located with the expanded Re|focus Zone. New this year: The Sustainability Lounge.

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NPE

Versatile Medical Grade TPEs

Elastocon TPE Technologies says the two grades can be injection molded, extruded or over-molded.  

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NPE

Trunnion Lifter Slide Cuts Mold Build Time, Cost

Lifter slides come in inch and metric and are available with or without self-lubricating graphite. 

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NPE

Two High Temperature-Resistant Grades of Nylon 66 Debut

Vydyne debuts two new grades of PA66 designed for demanding automotive applications that are capable of withstanding prolonged exposure at 210 C and 230 C.

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Postprocessing

Seven Marking Systems Controlled Simultaneously by Proprietary Software

Display to include three laser inscribing technologies, 1 Drop-on-Demand (DOD), and three thermal ink jet (TIJ) systems.

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Automation

Machinery Gets Smart

NPE2018 will be awash in Industry 4.0, but beyond the show-floor hype, what does replacing dumb equipment with smart equipment mean?

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Hot Runners

Variety of New Hot Runner Products Featured

Gunther Hot Runner Systems Inc. has a new control unit, power connector, valve-gate system and split-nozzle shaft to share at NPE2018.

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NPE

The Then and Now of NPE

Matt Naitove, executive editor of Plastics Technology, shares the experiences and insights he’s gained from attending 15 NPEs since 1973. 

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Multiscrew

NPE2018 New Technology Focus: Compounding

Check out what’s new in compounding at this year’s big plastics industry trade show. 

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