December 2006 Issue
December 2006
Features
Featured articles from the latest issue of Plastics Technology
Your Business In Brief - December 2006
Bayer to Restart Damaged TDI UnitBayer MaterialScience LLC, Pittsburgh, is aiming to restart its damaged TDI unit in Baytown, Texas, next month.
Read MoreDetroit Fills Up With Lightweight Plastics
To get the attention of newly fuel-conscious consumers, Detroit will need a lot of help from plastics.
Read MoreAdhesion Promotion: Now Plasma-Treat the Resin, Not the Molded Part
A new approach to plasma treating applies the treatment to resin pellets or powder in order to achieve enhanced adhesion of paints, glues, or foamed-in-place urethanes to the molded part.
Read MoreLong-Glass Thermoplastics and Blow Molding Grab SPE Automotive Awards
Long-glass reinforcements and structural blow molding accounted for four of this year’s nine SPE Automotive Innovation Awards, presented last month in Detroit.
Read MoreTry These Steps to Fix Injection Molding Problems
Here is a do-it-yourself guide to solving the 16 most common injection molding process problems in a step-by-step fashion.
Read MorePolyurethanes: Fine-Tuning Insulation Foams
Thermal insulation has become ‘eco-friendly,’ but now the challenge is to optimize economics, processing, and performance.
Read MorePricing Update - December 2006
Prices of commodity resins were falling in October and November.
Read MoreMore Filler, Less Resin: Bag Films Load Up to Cut Costs
Filler isn’t a bad word in T-shirt bags and can liners any more.
Read MoreHigh-Tech Thermoformer Takes Aim at Injection Molding
Kintz Plastics is not your typical thermoformer.
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