Products

Digitally Controlled Granulators Offer Energy Efficiency

Hellweg control system continuously optimizes the relationship between motor load and throughput

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Temperature-Control Unit Enables Cycle Time Cuts

Control unit supplies cold water to the mold only in the cooling phase.  

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Hot Runners

Fakuma 2023: 3D-Printed Manifold Eliminates Dead Spots Behind Valve Pins

Hasco’s new Streamrunner Shadowfree 3D-printed hot runner manifold is said to eliminate areas of poor flow behind valve pins.

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Additives

First 'Biomass Balance' Additives

New products from BASF said to be drop-in replacements for its existing products, so processors do not need to requalify the new antioxidant or reformulate their products.

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Cast Acrylic Purging Compound

Mechanical purging compound comes in granulate form, enhancing handling, storage and grittiness for cleaning.  

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Commodity, Engineering Compounds Include Recycled Content

M. Holland Company announced its Mfinity brand of commodity and engineering resins with recycled content up to 100%.

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Mold Maintenance

Pressure Tester Checks Molds for Water Leaks

Globeius is offering the Mouldpro pressure tester for detecting water leaks within an injection mold’s cooling circuit. 

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dies

Updated Software Reduces Die Design Iterations

New software said to reduce the number of fine-tuning iterations and die development time by at least 50%.  

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Metal-Detectable Nylon 66 Compounds for Cable Ties, Fasteners

Material targets applications where foreign object contamination causes health concerns and reputational damage.  

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Microcellular Foaming Paired With Specialized Screw, Process Control Program

KraussMaffei will apply its APCplus dynamic process control technology and an optimized screw with the MuCell process in Friedrichshafen.

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polyolefins

Masterbatch Emulates Look of Weathered Metals

For multilayer HDPE applications that include packaging for hair care, personal care, beauty care and cosmetics.

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sustainability

Teknor Apex to Relaunch Terraloy Brand

Brand will include bioderived, recycled and biodegradable formulations.

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Process Cooling