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sustainability 1 Apr 2020

Time to Learn More About the Real World of Recycling

Next month, Plastics Technology will cover the challenges of recycling with a targeted print and electronic supplement—and a focused webinar—highlighting best practices in processing with high levels of PCR.

Injection Molding 1 Apr 2020

Need Help with a Molding Project to Counter the Coronavirus?

Expert help at a steep discount, and the fee goes to a COVID-19 related charity.

Postprocessing 31 Mar 2020

Plasmatreat Building New Open-Air Plasma Units for Personal Protection Equipment

Coronavirus pandemic has spurred Plasmatreat to develop two new applications.

Injection Molding 31 Mar 2020

Don’t Get Caught in the Flash-and-Shorts Chase

Injection molding’s most common defects can have inverse correlation, where correcting one causes the other, leading to the “chase.”

Medical 30 Mar 2020

Coronavirus Spurs Nonprofit Startup to Develop World's First Compostable N95 PLA Masks

THRIVE Masks aims to produce meltblown PLA masks in the U.S. through Kickstarter campaign.

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Injection Molding 30 Mar 2020

New Product ID Technologies For Industry, Retail & Recycling

Confirming material composition and manufacturing source, anti-counterfeiting, waste sorting, and retail check-out scanning may all get a boost from new ID technologies.

Thermoforming 27 Mar 2020

Prent Designs, Forms, Delivers Face Shields to Medical Workers

And all this took just 48 hr. Company will continue making face shields into foreseeable future.

Injection Know How 27 Mar 2020

Follow These Tips to Sanitize Machine Controller Screens & Buttons

Keeping your workers safe from the coronavirus makes it extremely important to institute a sanitizing procedure on all touch surfaces of the controller, screen and operating panel. I did some research and here’s what I found.