best practices
Best Practices in Processing with Recycled Material
Inside: What brand owners are planning, and how processors ahead of the curve have already responded.
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What You Should Know About Miniature Extrusion Screws
Very small screws have become more common with the growth of additive manufacturing. Designing such screws requires balancing their output requirements with their torque strength.
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Tooling: How to Properly Size, Gates, Runners and Sprues, Part 3
Get the sprue, runner and gate sizes close to ideal the first time around.
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The Cosmetic Process Window: Key to a No-Tweak, Robust Process
Establishing a process with the widest possible cosmetic window can help put your injection molding on cruise control.
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Tooling: How to Properly Size, Gates, Runners and Sprues, Part 2
Get the sprue, runner and gate sizes close to ideal the first time around.
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Compounding: Part 2 of 2 Demystifying Devolatilization
Here are some simple tools to help monitor and optimize your devolatilization process.
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Extrusion: Important Polymer Melting Equations for Extrusion Processors
The more you know about what happens in a screw, the more you’ll be able to work with your supplier to optimize design.
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Award-Winning Package Boosts Lindar's Thermoforming Credentials
Custom thermoformer Lindar has experienced years of steady growth, with numerous technical advances to its credit, as it continues to expand its capabilities in packaging and industrial markets.
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Be Proactive in Your Purging Program
True, it can be tough to take a machine out of production, but a purging maintenance program should be thought of as a direct line to cost savings.
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Materials Part 1: What Annealing Can Do for Your Process
Relatively rapid cooling rates in processing introduce internal stress. If functional problems in use result, annealing may draw down the stress to levels that may not be achievable during processing.
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