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Alpine American PTXPO Spotlight
Hosokawa Alpine American, Inc. discusses the upcoming Plastics Technology Expo (PTXPO) March 29-31
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General Polymers Thermoplastic Materials PTXPO Spotlight
General Polymers Thermoplastic Materials discusses the upcoming Plastics Technology Expo (PTXPO) March 29-31
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Plastimagen Returns
Almost exactly two years since the first pandemic shutdown and not quite three years removed from the last version of this event, Mexico and Latin America’s plastics industry reunited in person—and in masks—at Plastimagen 2022 in Mexico City.
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How SABIC Developed a Prototype Solid-State Water Meter Made from Amorphous Noryl PPO to Make an Entry in that Sector
The company has demonstrated that GF Noryl can meet the required mechanical part performance level in injection molded complex parts to compete with incumbent thermoplastics and even brass.
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The Man Who Loved Trade Shows
I must have attended nearly 100 trade shows—why can’t I get enough of them? Why am I itching to get to PTXPO 2022?
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Stratasys Donates 3D Printers to University of Minnesota Medical School
3D printing allows physicians, researchers, and medical device product developers to iterate, create, and test existing and new medical devices in anatomic models that mimic actual anatomy and pathology.
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The Long and Short of It (Part 2)—Tips for Molding Short-Fiber Reinforced Polymers
Following on a similar guide for long-fiber reinforced compounds, here are practical tips on designing and injection molding parts utilizing short-fiber reinforcements.
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Strategies for Solving Process Problems in Twin-Screw Compounding
When investigating compound quality defects or determining the root cause(s) of processing problems, look for spatial and/or temporal patterns to provide clues. The strategy to identify an assignable cause and cure is to first determine whether the problem is chronic or transient.
Read MorePlastics Processors Start 2022 with Modest Boost
Expansion accelerates in new orders, production, and backlogs.
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Solvent-Based Inks Boost PET Recycling
Sun Chemical’s SunSpectro SolvaWash solvent-based inks allow higher quality and yield of recycled PET from bottles.
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Tracing the History of Polymeric Materials: Polyesters
Beyond PET, PBT and their analogues, development of polyester chemistry led to unsaturated thermosetting resins, copolyester thermoplastic elastomers, liquid-crystal polymers and, most recently, biopolymers.
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