May 2013 Issue
April 2013
Features
Featured articles from the latest issue of Plastics Technology
New Nylons Produced with 100% Renewable Monomer
WEB EXCLUSIVE: China’s Cathay Industrial Biotech (U.S. office in Powell, Ohio) has developed a new line of nylons produced with a novel, proprietary technology that produces 1,5-pentane diamine monomer from sugar cane, making it 100% renewable.
Read MoreNew Supplier of Pipe Extrusion Equipment
There’s a new company supplying complete extrusion systems for solid-wall pipe production.
Read MoreBorealis Acquires LLDPE & Plastomer Lines From DSM and ExxonMobil
Acquisition consists of DSM’s Stamylex LLDPE brand name and product line and ExxonMobil’s Exact metallocene plastomer products.
Read MoreConair & Rapid Joined by Shredder Maker
Move expands Rapid’s range of product offerings in size reduction.
Read MoreExtrusion Without Discolored Specks
Specks are a common problem in extrusion, and avoiding them requires a two-pronged approach: First, figure out how many specks are in the incoming raw material; then minimize those caused during the extrusion process.
Read MoreThis Blow Molder Tackles Technical Parts That Others Won’t Touch
Tom Boyd is used to incredulous looks from potential customers.
Read MoreFirst Film Based on Nylon 410
Applications in flexible food packaging, building/construction, medical, more.
Read MoreCompostable Drinking Straws from PLA
WEB EXCLUSIVE: A proprietary PLA-based bioplastic from Cereplast, Inc., El Segundo, Calif., is being used in new compostable drinking straws sold under the Cello-Green Bio Straws brand by Cell-O-Core Co., Wadsworth, Ohio.
Read MoreCustom Molders Had Strong 2012
Custom injection molders’ capacity utilization jumped almost 9 percentage points from mid-year to December 2012, hitting an average of 59%, back to the high levels of 2010 and the first half of 2011.
Read MoreAdvantages of Servo-Driven Hydraulics For Large Injection Machines
As injection molders continue to work to find ways to optimize their processes, energy efficiency continues to be a primary area of concern.
Read MoreConveying, Drying, Crystallizing PLA : The Energy-Saving Packaging Solution
When the new industry term “bioresins” hit the plastics community in the early 2000s, polylactic acid (PLA ) made its way to the top of the list in a class of new plant-based materials.
Read MoreSumitomo (SHI ) Demag Opens U.S. Technology Center in Ohio
Facility will be used for customer mold trials, machine demonstrations, technology testing, and hands-on training.
Read MoreNew Machinery Debuts at Negri Bossi, Sacmi Open House
New preform system, all-electric press among the highlights.
Read MorePE, PVC Prices Up; PP, PS Softening
Polyethylene and PVC prices moved up, while PP and PS prices were headed down by the end of the first quarter and into April.
Read MoreNew Firm Offers PVC Compounds Free of Phthalates & Heavy Metals
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Axiall Corp., Atlanta, the new company that resulted earlier this year from the merger or Georgia Gulf and PPG Industries’ commodities chemicals business, has developed flexible and rigid PVC compounds that replace phthalates and heavy-metal stabilizers with organic alternatives.
Read MoreFirst PVC Long-Fiber Composites Debut
SolVin has developed technology that allows production of what are said to be the world’s first PVC long- or continuous-fiber composites.Â
Read MoreThermoset Molding Drives DMP’s Growth in Mexico
Dickten Masch using time-tested thermoset processing at Mexico plant to expand presence in automotive.
Read MoreThe Cause of Catastrophic Screw Wear
Erratic feeding can be the culprit. This is not uncommon when dealing with recycled material.
Read MoreTake a Scientific Approach to Troubleshooting
Taking a scientific approach minimizes the 'art' of molding, which is particularly helpful when troubleshooting
Read MoreDimensional Stability after Molding—Part 5
All materials possess a property called the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE). The vast majority of materials increase in size as their temperature increases and decrease in size as their temperature declines.
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