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A Processor's Guide to Making World-Class Multilumen Tubing
Process innovation is pushing catheter design to the limit. Here are Lubrizol’s tricks of the trade.
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New System Utilizes EMF Technology to Measure Sheet Thickness, Temperature
An altogether different approach to in-line measurement is said to provide direct thickness measurement, is impervious to material density changes, installs quickly and does so without radiation.
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Use a Process Assessment to Determine the Benefits of Screw-Design Modification
This type of analysis analysis will provide the converter with a clear picture of whether changes to the screw could provide economic gains through increased rate, yield, and quality.
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How Avid Product Development Creates Efficiencies in High-Mix, Low-Volume Additive Manufacturing
Contract manufacturer Avid Product Development (a Lubrizol company) has developed strategies to streamline part production through 3D printing so its engineering team can focus on development, design, assembly and other services.
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Paperless ‘Smart Factory’ Based on Automated Production Monitoring
Tier 1 automotive molder’s home-built production-monitoring and ERP systems, designed for “the little guy,” boost its efficiency rating and profits.
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Overcoming Drying Hopper Ambient Air Leaks
Consider using a compressed-air-operated discharge valve. This provides a positive seal when it closes and ensures that no wet ambient air seeps into the drying hopper.
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Injection Molding Stock-Shape Parts in High-Temperature Materials
Patented technology is described as a hybrid that uses a specialized tool, a standard injection molding machine and off-the-shelf components to replace compression molding and extrusion for large stock shapes.
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Plastics Processing Activity Lands Flat at 50 in March
Latest reading is a slight regression from February’s expansion but not enough to call it contraction.
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The Middle Way, Dissolution Recycling Technologies Leave the Polymer Intact
Alternative approaches can produce high yield and high purity with reduced energy demand.
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Metal and Polymer Molding, Additive Manufacturing and MoldMaking All Under One Roof
From metal molding to polymer molding, additive manufacturing to moldmaking, material selection to formulation, prototyping to production, PTI Tech has emerged as a one-stop molding shop.
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May 2025: Prices for 4 of the 5 Commodity Resins Flat-to-Down
PET is the exception from this general trajectory, at least for now.
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Polymer Showdown — PPO vs. PA66: May the Best Material Win
Second in a series, an expert from plastics engineering consultancy The Madison Group pits leading thermoplastics against each other to see how they differ in processing characteristics, chemical resistance, thermal and mechanical performance, and more.
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