September 2013 Issue
August 2013
Features
Featured articles from the latest issue of Plastics Technology
Melt Flow Rate Testing – Part 2
To fully appreciate the strengths and weaknesses of the melt-flow-rate (MFR) test it is important to know something about the way the test is performed.
Read MoreK 2013 Preview: Materials & Additives
The K 2013 show will present a broad range of engineered plastics materials, including thermoplastic composites, as well as additives. Automotive and electronic applications will be the main targets, as well as medical, packaging, lighting, and construction.
Read MoreMicro-Ingredient Feeder to Debut at K 2013
K-Tron will introduce a low-rate, micro-ingredient feeder.
Read MoreMaking Bags from Old Ag Film
What’s billed as the first-ever operation to recycle agricultural film into grocery sacks was launched last month by California bag maker Command Packaging.
Read MoreCertainTeed Cuts No Corners Toward Sustainable Certainty
At this building-products powerhouse, the commitment to sustainability runs deep and extends to virtually every aspect of its business.
Read MoreK 2013 Preview: Extrusion, Compounding, Recycling
Across all extrusion technologies, expect to see new standards in speed, quality, flexibility, and efficiency in both energy and material usage.
Read MoreItalian Compounder So.F.Ter. Adds U.S. Production
So.F.Ter. is building a plant in Tennessee.
Read MoreNew Service Focuses on Biax Film
A fairly new company is providing film processors with product-development expertise—and even doing limited production runs—in the area of biaxial film orientation.
Read MoreSeven Tips to Maximize Hot-Runner Performance
A complex variety of factors affects the success of processing with a hot-runner system. Nevertheless, you can reduce this complexity and handle many of the issues by addressing a few key issues.
Read MoreNews in Medical Tubing & Materials
Two innovations in medical tubing and more than a dozen new materials, coatings, and adhesives were on display at June’s Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) East show in Philadelphia.
Read MoreNylon 4T Used in Next-Generation DDR-DIMM Sockets
Stanyl ForTii nylon 4T from DSM is said to be the only halogen-free, high-temperature nylon that answers the stringent requirements of reflow soldering for DDR-DIMM sockets.
Read MoreChange in UL Standard Could Boost Engineering Thermoplastics
WEB EXCLUSIVE: DSM Engineering Plastics says the recent change to a UL standard covering low-voltage switchgear has opened up the way for engineering thermoplastics to replace thermosets in electrical applications such as miniature circuit breakers.
Read MoreTechmer Buys TP Composites
Color and additives masterbatch supplier Techmer PM, Clinton, Tenn., has expanded its engineering thermoplastics portfolio with the acquisition of custom compounder TP Composites, Ashton, Pa.
Read More‘Auto Compensate’ Your Press To Handle Viscosity Variations
Here's how to put your injection molding machine on cruise control to make consistently good parts even in the face of material viscosity variations.
Read MoreNordson Buys Kreyenborg
Nordson Corp. continues to add to its portfolio of plastics equipment companies with the purchase of Kreyenborg GmbH, which makes screen changers; and sister company BKG Bruckmann, which makes pelletizers.
Read MoreUpstart Sheet Processor Has Roots In HDPE Pipe
Long-time pipe processor now in HDPE sheet business
Read MoreK 2013 Preview: Injection Molding
Next month’s mammoth triennial plastics show in Düsseldorf, Germany, challenges injection molding machine builders to demonstrate technological leadership in addressing the needs of the marketplace.
Read MoreK 2013 Preview: Blow Molding
Of the six machine builders who were willing to pull back the curtain even a little, five of them said they’d be showcasing all-electric presses. That remarkable fact suggests that all-electric technology, which has been a much harder sell in blow molding than in injection molding, is at last starting to find traction.
Read MorePP Prices Up, Others Flat or Down
Polypropylene prices have moved up two months in a row and there is potential for further increases, all owing to propylene monomer tightness. PS prices moved lower in July, while attempts to hike prices of PE and PVC appeared to have failed.
Read MoreEastman to Boost Capacity for Tritan Copolyester
Eastman Chemical Co. plans to expand capacity for its proprietary amorphous Tritan copolyester from the current 132 million lb/yr to over 167 million lb/yr.
Read MoreK 2013 Preview: Thermoforming
Speed, versatility, control, and cost savings are keys to new thermoforming machines for packaging and industrial applications
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