End Markets

Packaging

Materials News at K 2013

There was no shortage of interesting materials developments at K 2013, in particular high-performance engineering thermoplastics and thermoplastic composites—much of them geared to automotive/transportation.

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Packaging

Plastic Caps & Closures in Beverages Now in the Lead

How are plastics faring in caps and closures?

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Multicomponent

MRPC Takes ‘Holistic’ Approach To Scientific Molding

Last year this family-owned molder made a major commitment to Scientific Molding by starting a training process involving all employees.

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best practices

From Printer to High-End Extruder: Colormasters Sets Sights on Collation Film

When long-established printing and converting company Colormasters was putting together a strategic plan for growth, it added blown film processing to the mix.

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Medical

Slower Growth for Medical Market

If there were ever a recession-proof industry, it would be medical.

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Automotive

APPLICATIONS: Ultra-High-Flow TPV Enables Thinner Instrument Panels

TPV with an exceptional high melt flow rate simplified the deployment of soft, injection moldable instrument panel skins across global platforms for the 2014 Nissan Sentra.

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Drying

Automotive molder seeks flexible solution for diverse drying needs

Clear, amber or red; headlights, taillights and turn signals: those are just some of the constantly changing jobs that custom automotive molder TASUS pulls in and out of its presses, requiring a flexible drying system to handle the ever-changing run list.

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Construction

Plastics Color Expands

Plastics Color is expanding its headquarters plant by 40% which will boost capacity for color concentrates, compounds, and functional masterbatches before year's end.

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Automotive

Ultra-High-Flow TPV Enables Thinner Instrument Panels

Asahi Kasei's ultra-high-flow TPV simplified the deployment of soft, injection moldable instrument panel skins across global platforms for the 2014 Nissan Sentra.

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Construction

ADDITIVES: A.Schulman Acquires Prime Colorants

To grow its custom color capabilities, A.Schulman, Akron, Ohio, has made yet another acquisition, of color and additive concentrates maker Prime Colorants, Franklin, Tenn.

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Process Cooling
Blending & Dosing