February 2008 Issue
February 2008
Features
Featured articles from the latest issue of Plastics Technology
Your Business Economic - February 2008 Outlook
Burgeoning growth of the medical industry in recent years has been accompanied by an increase in the amount of data and statistics that measure the health of the market for medical goods and services.
Read MoreAdvances in Materials, IML and Tooling Highlight Rotomolders' Meeting
Several new resins and additives that raise part performance and improve processability were launched at the recent 32nd Annual Fall Meeting of the Association of Rotational Molders (ARM) in Detroit.
Read MoreYour Business Market Outlook - February 2008
Blow molding markets will have an average annual growth of 4.4% from 2007 to 2010, according to Mastio & Company’s latest U.S.
Read MoreWhen Do-It-Yourself Robot Tooling Is Not the Way to Go
Many injection molders have met their parts-handling needs by building their own robot end-of-arm-tooling (EOAT) with off-the-shelf modular components.
Read MoreYour Business In Brief - February 2008
WEB EXCLUSIVE - Conair and Husky Jointly Offer PET SystemsThe Conair Group, Inc., Cranberry Township, Pa., and Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd., Bolton, Ont., have agreed to jointly supply complete PET preform manufacturing systems worldwide.
Read MoreWhat's Ahead for 'Green' Plastics: Look for More Supply, More Varieties, Better Properties
Major chemical companies are investing big bucks in new plants and technologies to produce plastics from annually renewable sources, not from petrochemicals.
Read MorePrices Creeping Up
Commodity resin prices are moving upward, slowly and mainly in small steps, owing to market resistance to the much larger increases announced by resin suppliers.
Read MoreCompression Molded PET Preforms Challenge Injection Molding
Lower cost, higher quality and productivity, and the potential for lightweighting beyond anything yet seen are benefits claimed for a new continuous compression molding process for making PET bottle preforms.
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