Materials

Postconsumer

APPLICATION: Optical Sorter Boosts CarbonLite's RPET Quality

An Buhler Sortex optical sorting system is optimized for RPET bottling operation.

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Additive Manufacturing: Materials for ‘Real-World’ Parts

Developments in materials have helped pave the way for processors to make ‘real world’ parts from what is collectively known as 3D printing. Here’s a comprehensive review of the materials available.

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Testing

Melt Flow Rate Testing–Part 8

Here are the steps to take in cases where the MFR is not provided by the polymer supplier.

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Study Ranks Phthalates, Alternatives for Medical Devices

Now there's a clearer understanding of how a specific change of plasticizer may impact the performance of a non-PVC medical device.

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Packaging

MATERIALS: Nexus to Distribute Chinese PET

San Francisco-based Pacific Rim Traders (PRT), the sales and service arm in the Americas for China’s Dragon Special Resin Co.’s PET resins, has chosen the Nexus Resin Group, Mystic, Conn., as its exclusive distributor.

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Materials

TeknorApex Buys Viking Polymers, Expands Rigid PVC Compounding

Teknor Apex Co., Pawtucket, R.I., significantly broadened its rigid PVC compounding 911±¬ÁÏÍø through its recent acquisition of custom compounder Viking Polymers, Jamestown, N.C.

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Biopolymers

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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processing tips

Mold Simulation: Get Best Results With Good Materials Data

Want the best results from your flow analysis software? Of course you do. But you stand a better chance for success if you pay particular attention to the material data used by the software.

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Materials

Melt Flow Rate Testing—Part 7

Here is why the melt flow test is not universal.

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Biopolymers

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING: Slew of New Developments in Materials, Equipment

Three companies unveiled new developments in additive manufacturing and prototyping as 2013 came to a close, a testament to this technology's vibrant growth.

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