Products

Elastomers

Graphene Nanotubes for Fluoroelastomers

OCSiAl and Daikin have developed nanotubes for highly durable, electrically conductive FKM compounds.

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Compounding

Next-Generation Laboratory Roller Extruders

At PTXPO, Entex will show its new line of Laboratory Roller Extruders (LRE), which covers the entire range of compounding and reaction technology.

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Automation

Cobots Gain Versatility in Mounting

Two Motoman cobots come in new versions with a standard ISO mounting flange and Ethernet communications.

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PTXPO

'Touch and Feel' Auxiliaries

At this month’s PTXPO, Conair will allow visitors to operate the controls. For the SmartFLX, attendees can interact with the main control panel, as well as the remote-control panel.

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Film Extrusion

Roll Stand Offers More Automation, Process Control

Processors benefit from technical and bottom line advantages of the roll stand’s inverted-down, multi-roll design.  

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Automation

Larger Soft Gripper for Delicate Parts

Silicone fingers plus a vacuum cavity grip fragile and oddly shaped parts up to 4 in. wide.

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High-Performance, Recycle-Content, Glass-Reinforced Nylon 6 and 66 Compounds

Solvay’s Omnix ReCycle HPPA demonstrates lower water absorption, improved flowability and best-in-class surface aspect vs. virgin high-performance nylons.

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Universal Controller for Liquid Colorant System, Blenders and Peristaltic Pumps

Riverdale Global’s next-generation universal controller features touchscreen technology, enhanced processing power, and WiFi.

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Robust Feeder for the Simple Stuff

Compact single-screw feeders are said to be ideal for the feeding of pellets, granules and other free-flowing bulk materials.  

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Extrusion

High-Performance Coolant for Extruders, Thermoformers

iD Additives’ new Eco-Pro Cool-Ex is designed to optimize closed-loop cooling systems on machinery such as extruders and thermoformers.

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Testing

Offline, Automated Inspection and Analysis Tool for Plastics

Sikora’s Purity Concept V reportedly combines the functionality of an optical light table with an automatic evaluation, said to be unique to the market.

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Biobased PC Copolymer Gets Play in Consumer Electronics

SABIC’s Elcrin EXL 7414 PC helps this industry’s net-zero carbon emissions goals.

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Process Cooling
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