Consumer Products
Plastics Processing Continues Expansion
Business is poised for additional growth this year.
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Really Big Machines Dominate Milacron Booth
The largest machine at this NPE—or any NPE to date—is Milacron’s new 2250-ton Cincinnati machine. Not to mention the massive platen of a 6600-tonner now under construction, also on view.
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Additives: Scratch/Mar Resistance for PMMA
New Solid-FS from TenasiTech offers superior gloss in PMMA.
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Injection Molding: At NPE, U.S. Debut of Arburg’s Largest Machine Yet in a Brand-New Design
Besides a brand-new machine design, Arburg will present cells molding automotive composites, medical, LSR, and packaging applications, as well as Industry 4.0 multiprocess integration and Freeformer 3D printing.
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PE Film Market Snapshot: Consumer Can Liners
Huge market projected to grow by 3.6%/yr through 2020. Environmental issues remain a challenge.
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Rocheleau Introduces Its Largest Reciprocating-Screw Blow Molder
Machine can produce six 1-gal containers or up to 16 smaller products.
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IBM Tackles Chemical Recycling of Plastics From Post-Consumer PC (Think CDs) to a Thermoset
Jeannette Garcia, polymer chemist at IBM Research, details her research into chemical recycling of plastics for monomer recovery.
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Processing Index Finishes 2017 Strongly
December’s reading of 55.5 was second highest of 2017.
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New Custom 3D-Printed Earbuds
A process was launched to produce custom silicone ear molds using the Form 2 3D printer and Formlabs’ standard clear resin as part of the “year of mass customized earbuds.”
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Processing Index Nears Peak Historical Growth
Growth slowed in November, but index climbed 5% year to date.
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