December 2010 Issue
December 2010
Features
Featured articles from the latest issue of Plastics Technology
Calcium Buildup Causing Mold-Cooling Headaches
There are some amazing technologies to prevent calcium scale buildup for injection molders that are relatively inexpensive.
Read MoreOn-Site: Well, Well, Well... Processor Taps into Novel Underground Cooling Solution
In 2008, Olle Mannertorp and his co-owners of Multifilm Packaging (multifilm.com) had a decision to make.
Read MoreTips and Techniques: How to Downgauge Film Without Losing the ‘Feel’ of Quality
These days, blown film processors supplying converters and packagers with high-end materials are between a rock and a hard place.
Read MoreIndustry & Technology News - December 2010
Novel TPE/Polyimide Medical Tubing Through a special manufacturing process, TPE tubing with one or more lumens is being extruded inside thermoset polyimide medical tubing.
Read MoreTips and Techniques: Optimize Your Robot With the Right Controls
Just because you have robots operating in your plant, don’t assume that puts you ahead of increasing domestic and global competition.
Read MoreTooling: Setting Up Shop: Part III
Our last column covered shop size and bench requirements for a 50 x 50 ft mold-repair shop that will have a MPP (Mold Pull Pace) of approximately 25 to 30 multi-cavity molds a week and employ four repair technicians in a six-bench layout.
Read MoreInjection Molding: Understanding Pressure Loss In Injection Molding
One of the more prominent trends in processing is the need for higher plastic pressures to mold parts.
Read More‘Organic Hybrid’ Composites Highlighted at K Show
One of the materials trends hailed at this month’s K 2010 show in Dusseldorf was the replacement of plastic-metal “hybrid” composites with all-plastic “organic hybrids” in structural parts for automotive and other markets.
Read MoreTips and Techniques: Break the Taboo On Purging Hot Runners!
It’s safe to say that the concept of using a commercial purging compound (CPC) has largely been embraced by the plastics processing community.
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