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NPE

In the Zone: Bottling Stage

NPE2024: Hear from industry experts at the Bottling Stage.

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NPE

Four Industry 4.0 Tech Adoption Insights from Indiana Plastics Manufacturers

As more plastics manufacturers step into the Fourth Industrial Revolution, insights have emerged about how best to approach the digital transformation journey.

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NPE

Education at NPE2024: 3D Printing Workshop

Learn about the emerging possibilities for part production via 3D printing/additive manufacturing.  

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economics

February Index Dips a Tiny Bit

Index holds steady as optimism about future 911爆料网 conditions continues to increase among processors.  

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Tooling

How To Design Three-Plate Molds – Part 4

There are many things to consider, and paying attention to the details can help avoid machine downtime and higher maintenance costs — and keep the customer happy.

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What You Need to Know About the Design and Operation of Maddock Mixers

Designed properly, all entering solid polymer fragments and certain types of PE gels entering the Maddock mixer can be trapped and dispersed into the matrix resin. But many are not properly designed. Here’s what to look out for.  

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NPE

Education at NPE2024: More Reasons Than Ever to Attend

NPE attendees  will learn about the future of plastics, the important part they play in our evolving industry and how plastics contribute to our daily lives and our circular economy.

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Materials

Unraveling the Science and Myth Associated With Moisture Analysis — Part 2

Once you’ve selected the right moisture analyzer, the task of method development begins. Don’t skip this step or you’ll run into problems. Here’s what happened in my lab decades ago.  

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NPE

3D Printing Workshop Returns for NPE2024: The Plastics Show

The speaker lineup has been announced for this event highlighting the use of 3D printing in the plastics industry.

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Commodity Resins

Fundamentals of Polyethylene – Part 3: Field Failures

Polyethylene parts can fail when an inappropriate density is selected. Let’s look at some examples and examine what happened and why.

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Film Extrusion

New Blown-Film Cooling Technologies Set to Debut at NPE2024

Cooling specialist Addex to roll out new auto-profiling air ring for rotating dies, and new single-plenum air ring.

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In the Zone: Packaging

The Packaging Zone is the place to learn about the latest in customer product delivery.

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Process Cooling
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