May 2006 Issue
May 2006
Features
Featured articles from the latest issue of Plastics Technology
Your Business Outlook - May 2006
Mastiogale’s most recent polyethylene film market study forecasts modest growth for the retail packaging market.
Read MoreDon't Let IBC Problems Burst Your Bubble
Under-blowing of air in internal bubble cooling (IBC) systems for blown film can cause the bubble to suck in or actually collapse.
Read MoreNPE News Preview: Blow Molding--Higher Speeds, More Cavities, Faster Changeovers
Improving productivity while minimizing capital cost and floorspace will be central themes of blow molding exhibits at NPE 2006.
Read MoreMolding Conference Highlights Wood Fibers, Spinning Mold Cores, and Modular Automation
Processing guidelines for molders interested in exploring the burgeoning field of wood-plastic composites was one hot topic at the Molding 2006 International Conference and Exhibition, held recently in Las Vegas by Executive Conference Management.
Read MoreYour Business in Brief - May 2006
Ampacet Boosts Capacity in OhioAmpacet Corp., Tarrytown, N.Y., has added a new twin-screw compounding line at Heath, Ohio, that increases capacity there by 20%. The new line will produce custom color concentrates for injection and blow molded packaging. Bayshore Vinyl Bought by MexichemBayshore Vinyl (formerly the Bayshore Group), Tennent, N.J., has been bought by Primex, a unit of Mexichem, a large chemical company based in Mexico City.
Read MoreAll-Electric Plant Gets World-Class Results
In mid-2004, Delphi Connection Systems, part of Tier 1 automotive supplier Delphi Corp.’s Packard Electric operations, flipped the switch on a new 190,000-sq-ft, $58-million plant in Vienna Township, Ohio.
Read MoreSluggish
Demand for most commodity resins was generally lackluster in the first quarter and the beginning of the second.
Read MoreThe New ‘Light Crude’
At some point in the not-too-distant future, the factories that produce plastics may be of the single-celled, microscopic variety.
Read MoreMagnetic Separation Simplifies Multi-Material Scrap Recovery
Recent trends to-ward multi-material molding, hard/soft overmolding, and dual-durometer coextrusion create growing volumes of scrap that is difficult or impossible to reuse.
Read MoreNew Modular Design Simplifies Temperature Control and Cuts Cost Per Loop
A brand-new physical package is said to take much of the headache and expense out of buying, installing, and maintaining temperature controls for machine barrels, thermoforming ovens, hot-runner manifolds, and a host of other plastics equipment. “No more crowded, messy, and cumbersome control panels.
Read MoreSmaller EPS Beads Make Thinner Walls In Cups, Casting Patterns and Cushioning
Smaller is proving to be better in several different areas of expandable bead molding.
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