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Processing Activity Contracts More Slowly in January
Despite contracting again in January, plastics processing activity rebounded a bit from a rather significant drop in December.
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VCM in the News Again, Not in a Good Way
Those three letters, V-C-M, stood out from the headlines of the toxic train wreck in Ohio this past week — bringing up echoes of a time that few may remember today, when the vinyl industry was in an uproar over reports of VCM hazards in the workplace and possibly in PVC food packaging.
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Automation in Thermoforming on the Rise
Equipment suppliers’ latest innovations exemplify this trend driven by factors such as labor shortages, higher-speed thermoformers and tighter quality control.
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PMT: An Emerging Plastics Power
Following a rapid series of acquisitions, Plastic Molding Technology now undertakes an integration process as the first step on a path to its goal of becoming a world-class plastics processor.
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Bringing Recycled Film into Food Packaging
FDA gives nod to recyclers, opening market to food safe packaging films from diverted materials.
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Use Cavity Pressure Measurement to Simplify GMP-Compliant Medical Molding
Cavity-pressure monitoring describes precisely what’s taking place inside the mold, providing a transparent view of the conditions under which a part is created and ensuring conformance with GMP and ISO 13485 in medical injection molding.
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Troubleshooting Vent Flow Problems in Single-Screw Extruders
Vent flow can be a costly problem and a housekeeping nuisance. Here is some advice on how to eliminate it.
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Improving Twin-Screw Compounding of Reinforced Polyolefins
Compounders face a number of processing challenges when incorporating a high loading of low-bulk-density mineral filler into polyolefins. Here are some possible solutions.
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Production Tool, Prototype Time
Mantle's metal 3D printing technology targeted toolmaking and injection molders and moldmakers are taking notice.
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How Important is Minimizing Residence Time in Injection Molding?
Does a focus on the concept of “minimum residence time” distract attention from areas of injection molding that have more of a direct impact on melt quality?
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Evonik Joins German Consortium for Circular Solutions in Vehicle Production and Beyond
The company will contribute its expertise in plastics and additives for recycling to the project.
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Suppliers Look for a Bottom in Resin Prices
Prices for first quarter could be flat for most commodity resins, with slight movement possible in the case of PET.
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