Pipe, Profile & Tubing Extrusion

Pipe, Profile & Tubing Extrusion 27 Mar 2012

UV Cure Solves LSR Processing Challenges

Extended cure times for thick parts and temperature sensitivity of pharmaceutical additives are two challenges for silicone molding and extrusion that can be overcome with new low-temperature UV curing technology.

Film Extrusion 23 Feb 2012

Extrusion & Compounding at NPE: More Output, More Flexibility, Less Energy

There won't be many blown-film lines running, but there is still much in the way of innovation going on in extrusion and compounding.

best practices 21 Feb 2012

Custom Profile House ‘Flexes’ Processing Muscle

Specialty house avoids commodity markets and has entered the proprietary processing business with new product offering.

Pipe, Profile & Tubing Extrusion 4 Jan 2012

New Acetals Star in Gears, Pipes & Hoses

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Ticona Engineering Polymers, Florence, Ky., recently showed off new applications for two of its newest Hostaform acetal copolymers.

plant tour 27 Dec 2011

Lab Investment Pays Off For Major Tube & Profile House

Teel started a testing laboratory in 2010 to support quality assurance and new product development and to troubleshoot manufacturing issues as they arise.

Construction 27 Dec 2011

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.

Medical 27 Dec 2011

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.

Pipe, Profile & Tubing Extrusion 22 Nov 2011

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.

Injection Molding 28 Sep 2011

Extrusion & Injection Molding in One Automated Process

A large German manufacturer of hoses, cable ducts, and other extruded automotive components recently expanded its activities into the white-goods appliance sector.