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Film Extrusion

ProAmpac’s Philosophy: Think Big, Act Small

While growing into a major force in flexible packaging—fueled by acquisition and new product development— this fully integrated film processor and converter has held onto the core values of a fast, feisty and customer-hungry smaller outfit.

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System Moves Color Control From Lab to Production Floor

In-line spectrophotometer from Equitech promises to move color management out of the lab and right to the extrusion line to slash waste and improve quality.

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Tooling

What You Need to Know About Blade Ejectors: Part 2

Follow these guidelines to prevent premature wear, flash and galling.

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Understanding Roll Deflection in Sheet Processing

Because of roll deflection, sheet stacks made for PS don’t work nearly as well with PP. One solution is to try a top roll that bends in the opposite direction.

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best practices

Follow These Seven Management Tips for More Consistent Resin Drying

Equipment and advice sure help, but ultimately, good management makes the difference.

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best practices

Apply the Power of a Troubleshooting Checklist to Your Process

Pocket guides provide processors an injection molding “crib sheet,” but in a process with thousands of interactions, applying if-this/then-that logic can’t always get you to a problem’s root cause.

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economics

Index Moderates After Record Highs

New orders and production show biggest dip.

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Tracing the History of Polymeric Materials: Nylon

The story of nylon, the first true engineering thermoplastic.

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Automation

Autonomous Bin Picking Streamlines Downstream Operations for Molder

Allied Moulded Products saves labor and floorspace with Universal Robots’ new ActiNav autonomous bin-picking kit.

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Cincinnati BAAM Technology Demonstrates 3D Printing with Recycled Materials

The demonstration successfully proved that large-scale multi-material printing can be done effectively and economically with recycled composite materials.

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Commodity Resins

Comprehensive, Scientific Overview of Plastics and the Environment

Veteran plastics materials scientist tackles waste, litter, microplastics, degradation and other related topics in his book The Plastics Paradox

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Going for the Green vs. Getting in the Hole

Too often when designing a tool or establishing a process, molders go for the hole in one when they only need to aim for the green.

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PT Tech Days
Plastics Size Reduction