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Specialty Purging Compounds Optimize Color and Material Changeovers
Selecting of the correct purging compound can speed up material and color changeover time and reduce scrap. You’ll even save on material.
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Improve Quality & Productivity With Advanced Screw Design
Most molders are still running with screw designs that haven’t changed much in 30 years. But they don’t need to.
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SD Polymers: 'One-Stop Solution for Mechanical Recycling'
‘Passionate’ recycler invests in people and technology to meet commitment to innovative, sustainable solutions for its processor customers.
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Stop Controlling Your Injection Molding Process with Machine-Only Settings
Monitor and record process outputs instead of the machine setpoints to ensure a validated process regardless of any machine deterioration, viscosity changes or other alterations.
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Borealis and Partners Move Forward with Crosslinked PE and PP Pipes Based on Renewable Feedstock
The company’s partnerships in these new drop-in solutions significantly advances carbon footprint reduction.
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Plastics Processing Growth Slows Slightly
May reading for plastics processors is, for the most part, a continuation of what we saw in April.
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Are You Ready for Carbon Footprinting?
Wish you knew more about this method of measuring sustainability? Be careful what you wish for.
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Volume Resin Prices Move in Different Directions
PE, PP, PVC, and ABS prices slump, while PS, PET, PC, and nylons 6 and 66 prices rise.
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Building a Consumer Packaging Powerhouse
TekniPlex extends footprint in consumer packaging through acquisitions, but plans to grow organically through a materials-science focus.
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Live In-Booth Demos From PTXPO22
In-booth demonstrations from the Plastics Technology Expo 2022. Updated weekly
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How to Stop Flash
Flashing of a part can occur for several reasons—from variations in the process or material to tooling trouble.
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Solve Four Common Problems in PET Stretch-Blow Molding
Here’s a quick guide to fixing four nettlesome problems in processing PET bottles.
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