Film Extrusion

polyolefins

New Shelf-life Extending Packaging Technologies

Both Nova Chemicals and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical America have launched novel packaging technologies.

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screws

Sizing the Barrier Gap

Here’s a less complex way to properly size the barrier gap for barrier screws.

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Testing

NDC Moving HQ to Ohio

California location to become the web process solutions tech center.

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Film Extrusion

Mid South Extrusion Upgrades Film Capabilities

Film processor adds new Davis-Standard 6-in. extruder and makes a variety of other line upgrades.

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Sheet Extrusion

How to Collect and Interpret Process Data in Extrusion: Part 2

In this second of three installments, the focus is on the crucial element of melt temperature.

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Postindustrial

Decking Producer Becomes Supplier of Recycled Pellets

Composite decking manufacturer Trex expands from using recycled LLDPE internally to also supplying recycled pellets to others. It found the commercial recycled plastics market to be a journey full of both rewards and challenges.

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VIDEO: Predict Failure, Maintain Success

Is it still a repair if you fix the machine before it breaks?

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Film Extrusion

VIDEO: Extrusion Still Mixes Art and Science

On many extrusion shop floors, there鈥檚 likely a more experienced staffer who can tell something鈥檚 amiss with a line using only the instrumentation God gave him or her.

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Extrusion Powerhouse Does It All

Tekni-Plex has evolved into a technically diverse global supplier of a wide range of extrusions for a host of markets, many of which are regulated.

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Film Extrusion

Savvy Vietnamese Firm Launches All-PE Laminated Pouches

Thanh Phu’s ‘Veloflex’ converting technology results in packaging with optics similar to conventional laminated structures but is readily recyclable.

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