March 2001 Issue
March 2001
Features
Featured articles from the latest issue of Plastics Technology
Still Not Safe Enough
Plastics processing is getting safer but still has a long way to go.
Read MoreParts Handling Is No Sweat With New Automated packing Systems
Two makers of parts-removal robots recently introduced examples of labor-saving equipment.
Read MoreThe Fine Art Of Separation
If you need ground plastic waste separated from metal particles, or plastic flakes separated by color or density, Butler-MacDonald Inc. is up to the job.
Read MoreDie Drawing Makes ‘Plastic Steel’From Wood-Filled PP
A developer of new plastics technologies is applying low-temperature die drawing to take advantage of a new raw material: expanded, oriented, wood-filled polypropylene (EOW-PP).
Read MoreYour Business in Brief - March 2001
Dow/Union Carbide Merger CompletedLast month, Union Carbide Corp. of Danbury, Conn., became a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Mich.
Read MoreRobotic Dispensing of Urethane Composite Backs Up Thermoformed Sheet
Stiffening of thermoformed plastics for transportation applications appears to be a new field of opportunity for reinforced-polyurethane dispensing techniques that produce low-density structural composites without costly glass mat or preforms.
Read MoreInnovative Central Cooling System Adjusts Water Temperature At Each Press
A year after installing an unusual new process-cooling system, Venture Packaging molds 10% more containers on 25% fewer presses with 46% fewer workers and 50% less scrap.
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