January 2011 Issue
January 2011
Features
Featured articles from the latest issue of Plastics Technology
Recycled Resin Prices Still Rising in First Quarter
2010 was recovery year for many reprocessors.
Read MoreLots of Action in Plastics Recycling
Several projects in recent months will increase capacity for recycled plastics.
Read MoreBLOW MOLDING: Electric Machines Starting to Purr
Growing use of electric drives in blow molding machinery gathered steam at the K 2010 show, as suppliers rolled out new all-electric and hybrid models for extrusion blow, injection-blow, and stretch-blow production.
Read MorePrices Up for PE, PP, Down for PS, PVC
Higher prices are likely for PE and PP through this first quarter, driven by higher exports, tightly managed supplier inventories, and, in the case of PP, higher priced monomer due to supply shortages.
Read MoreLargest Aluminum Injection Mold Ever
Unique Tool & Gauge, Windsor, Ont. (unique-tool.com), completed a production injection mold machined from the largest block of tooling-grade aluminum ever forged.
Read MoreInjection Molding: You Must Dry Hygroscopic Resins
The reason you dry certain plastics is to get the moisture out. But why does the moisture have to be taken out before processing?
Read MoreEXTRUSION & COMPOUNDING: Five-Layer Film Structures Set to Supplant Three Layers?
In blown film, equipment and material suppliers have come together to push five-layer technology into non-barrier applications previously held by three-layer films.
Read MoreTHERMOFORMING: New Roll-Fed Systems Boost Output & Flexibility
Continuous in-line packaging systems headed up the K 2010 thermoforming news as suppliers launched a range of roll-fed systems with greater capacity, more flexibility, and improved automation.
Read MoreGeothermal Cooling Works in Molding, Too
While geothermal water-cooling systems are becoming known as an energy-saving alternative for residential use, they are still quite novel in plastics processing.
Read MoreExtrusion: Start Up and Shut Down Properly
A key goal during startup and shutdown of the extruder is to prevent degradation of the polymer left in the extruder and downstream components such as screen changers, adapters, and dies.
Read MoreAutomation, Old-Fashioned Values Help Sustain Molder’s Success
This 55-year-old, family-owned and operated custom injection molding company continues to thrive by practicing a value that’s gained widespread popularity lately: “sustainability.”
Read MoreHow to Set Up & Maintain An Efficient Resin Handling System
In today's world, having a reliable resin-handling and conveying system is as important as having reliable electrical power.
Read MoreNew Flexibility For Pipe Extrusion At K'10
Tooling developments allow for versatility, quick changes.
Read MoreInjection Molding: Answers to Bozzelli's Drying Quiz
Three questions about drying plastics that everyone should know how to answer.
Read MoreThermoforming Helps Harvest the Wind
It was a decades-old relationship that led to the development of an exciting new application for twin-sheet thermoforming.
Read MoreINJECTION MOLDING: Automation and Integration At K Show
There were new presses of all stripes aplenty at K 2010, but the “wow” factor was supplied by automated work cells and integrated manu-facturing systems performing multiple operations before, during, and after molding.
Read MoreK Show Report: Nanos Are The Rage
Flat film and sheet toolmakers are focusing on technologies for nanolayer systems.
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