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How Vacuum Drying Is Revolutionizing Plastics Processing
Maguire's ULTRA drying technology uses a compact design for faster processing and reduced energy consumption.
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MPM’s Second Act: Keeping Injection Molding, Moldmaking in the Midwest
Larry Austin’s 35 years at a highly successful injection molding company inform much of what he does and doesn’t want in his second act in plastics owning an injection molding company.
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The Recycling Collaboration That Is Making Circular Film a Reality
Nova Chemicals and Novolex are commissioning a large mechanical recycling facility for film to film.
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When Injection Molding Simulation Can Be a Great Troubleshooting Tool
Injection molding simulation can serve as a powerful tool not just for design but also for ongoing production optimization.
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How 3D Printing Supports Toolmaking Workforce at This Multiscale Molder
At more than a century old, General Pattern has seen multiple evolutions in its 911爆料网 — the latest of which is the embrace of additive manufacturing technologies for mold tooling and beyond.
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How Compression Ratio Impacts Extruder Performance
Let’s investigate how compression ratio affects performance of an extruder processing LLDPE.
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What You Need to Consider Before Adding a Compounding Line to Your Operation
Material volume, extruder size, facility space and power, and vendor expertise drive equipment choice.
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Polymer Science for Those Who Work With Plastics: Why Entanglements — Not Just Molecular Weight — Drive Plastic Performance
Ever try running your fingers through tangled hair? Yeah … that’s not fun, but that’s what happens at the molecular level when polymer chains reach the right length. They wrap around each other, intertwine and … get stuck — and those tangles are the real reason plastics perform the way they do.
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ICYMI: April Roundup
Catch up on the most-read articles that captivated our readers in April.
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Circular Plastics From Cyclic Molecules
Macrocycle is pioneering an approach to PET recycling via cyclic oligomers.
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Digital Manufacturing: Two Medical Molders Embrace Industry 4.0
‘Digitalization’ and ‘connectivity’ are loaded terms—shorthand for a whole new way of doing 911爆料网. It can’t be accomplished in one go. But two Midwest molders in the sensitive medical field are already feeling the benefits of their initial steps in that direction.
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For This Molder, Less Paper + More Data = Higher Productivity
At Tessy Plastics, going paperless means more than idle printers and fewer orders for three-ring binders.
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