Sheet Extrusion
Former Laminating Exec Starts Own Sheet Business
Apex 'fills void' by furnishing high-gloss sheet for laminating.
Read MoreAre You Ready to Take on the World?
Plastics Technology’s exclusive benchmarking study reveals the tactics of processors who just might be in that class.
Read MoreTop of the Class: Meet 2015’s World-Class Processors
Plastics Technology’s inaugural group of World-Class Processors—selected through an exclusive benchmarking survey—spans geographies, markets, processes, and materials. Diverse in size and capabilities, these companies have one key trait in common: efficiency. How do you stack up in comparison?
Read MorePTi to Expand Headquarters
The sheet extrusion machinery supplier will invest $10 million in an expansion that will nearly double manufacturing space and capacity at its Aurora, Ill. headquarters.
Read MoreNew Roll Lock-Out System Protects Sheet Operators
First-of-a-kind system prevents rolls from closing accidentally.
Read MoreNational Plastics and Seals Buys Innovative Acrylic Design
Companies combine to form "one-stop" source for plastic fabrication.
Read MoreWhy & When Should You Re-Crystallize PET Scrap?
Whether you’re blow molding PET bottles or extruding APET sheet, you’ll produce amorphous scrap in the process. How you handle it will impact your production costs. Re-crystallizing it will help.
Read MoreAchieving Zero Waste: Two Processors Prove It’s Possible
Working with an Ohio-based recycler, two film and sheet processors go landfill-free.
Read MoreDavis-Standard Buys Gloucester Engineering
Acquisition will expand Davis' blown film and aftermarket business worldwide.
Read MoreKeep Extruder Barrels Aligned…And Production on Target
A misaligned barrel causes a lot of trouble. Laser alignment is being used now to keep things on the straight and narrow.
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