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Gardner Unveiling New Trade Show for Plastics Market

Plastics Technology Expo to Launch in Greater Chicago in March 2022, filling a void with an event in a vital market for plastics.

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Rethinking Blow Molding Machines For Maximum Flexibility & Value

Kautex is redesigning its packaging machines with a modular concept to offer blow molders the widest range of choice in drive systems and cost-effectiveness.

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Biopolymer Compounding Done Right

Biodegradable polymers like PHA are set to slowly take over many areas of plastic production, but the material properties mean that special attention must be paid to the screw configuration and ventilation when compounding.

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Virtual Mold Qualifications Become Reality

You might be able to add mold qualifications to the list of things forever changed by the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s how NyproMold responded.

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New PC Helps Molder Cuts Costs for Automotive Lighting Bezels.

Use of SABIC’s super high-flow PC allowed Brazilian molder to lower development costs and produce a thinner automotive front lighting bezel.  

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Biopolymers

Biopolymer Compounding on a Twin-Screw Extruder: Four Things You Need to Know

Global bioplastic production capacity is expected to increase to 4.8 billion lb by 2024, driven by OEMs and brand owners steadily converting applications to these “green” materials. If you’re looking to supply compounds to meet this demand, here are some key processing considerations you need to know.

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Blow Molding

Unimodal HDPE for Blow Molded Bottles Boasts a 'Step Change' in ESCR

ExxonMobil’s new unimodal HDPE is said to represent a big leap in ESCR performance without compromising other properties.

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Mold Maintenance

Heard of Design for Manufacture…How About Design for Maintenance?

Contract manufacturer Canon Virginia (yes, that Canon) used a webinar to introduce what it calls DFM2— Design for Manufacture and Design for Maintenance.

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sustainability

Plastics Technology’s Most Popular Stories: April 2021

From blow molding and sheet extrusion to 3D printing and recycling, a range of topics and technologies drew reader eyes to Plastics Technology in April.

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Survey Plumbs Pandemic’s Impacts on Manufacturing

Fully 95% of respondents to Fictiv’s 2021 State of Manufacturing Industry said the pandemic had long-term effects on their 911爆料网.

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Roctool Deployed by Rosti for a More Durable, Paint-Free Enclosure

Rosti turned to Roctool’s induction mold-heating technology to consolidate components in the enclosure and extend its service life.

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Chinaplas 2021 Concludes With More Than 150,000 Visitors

The pandemic impacted the number of overseas visitors to the show, but local attendance at the new Shenzhen venue grew nearly 25% over 2019’s final edition in Guangzhou.

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