November 2011 Issue
October 2011
Features
Featured articles from the latest issue of Plastics Technology
Material Selection Can Save Energy Cost in Production
WEB EXCLUSIVE: At October’s Fakuma 2011 show in Germany, BASF and Arburg teamed up in a demonstration of energy-efficient injection molding.
Read MoreBenchmarking Simulation Software: How One Molder Did It
Injection mold simulation has become a standard tool for molders and mold designers.
Read MoreNews in Auxiliaries & Tooling at Fakuma Show
Late last month, Friedrichshafen, Germany, hosted Fakuma 2011, the largest European plastics show of the year, growing to be second in size and importance to the K show in Dusseldorf.
Read MoreWorld's Largest Acetal Plant Opens
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Ticona (U.S. office in Florence, Ky.) has started up a new acetal plant in Frankfurt, Germany, that is said to be the largest in the world, with capacity for over 300 million lb/yr.
Read MoreSunroof Module Is All Short-Glass PP
The first fully integrated automotive sunroof module made entirely of short-glass PP replaced long-glass PP and short-glass ASA/PBT on the 2010 Cadillac CTS.
Read MorePlasticating Rates: Your Profits Are at Stake
To get the best cycle time you need the right machine, and few molders take the time to specify this critical component of the process.
Read MoreDo Flow Simulation 'in the Cloud'
Autodesk Inc., San Rafael, Calif., has just made available a new version of its Moldflow Insight software that takes time-consuming meshing and analysis functions off your desktop and performs them at a remote data center accessed via the Internet.
Read MoreNatureWorks to Build World-Scale PLA Plant in Thailand
WEB EXCLUSIVE: NatureWorks LLC, Minnetonka, Minn., the world’s first and largest supplier of polylactic acid (PLA) biopolymers, has received an investment of $150 million from PTT Chemical Public Co.
Read MoreGet to Know Your Gravimetric Blender
The introduction of gravimetric blending technology has impacted virtually every corner of plastics processing. Here's what you need to know to keep them operating at their best.
Read MoreMolding 2012 Conference Hits the Hot Topics
Medical molding, liquid silicone rubber (LSR) molding, micromolding (even of LSR), energy management, biopolymers, and sustainable, “green” molding—these and more topics of highest interest to injection molders today will be presented at the Molding 2012 International Conference and Exhibit in Miami, Fla., Jan. 22-25.
Read MoreThe Effects of Stress on Polymers
Previously we have discussed the effects of temperature and time on the long-term behavior of polymers. Now let's take a look at stress.
Read MoreAmcor Continues Assault on Glass with Hot-Fill PET Jars
Leading PET blow molder Amcor Rigid Plastics, Manchester, Mich. (amcor.com), is continuing its push to replace glass in hot-fill food products with new 24-oz, round, wide-mouth jars.
Read More'Dryer-less' PET Sheet System
Processing Technologies International (PTi), recently took the wraps off its “dryer-less” twin-screw PET sheet extrusion system at its headquarters in Aurora, Ill.
Read MorePrices of Commodity Resins Are Lower and Headed Down
Prices of PE, PP, PS, and PVC were on the way down last month after remaining flat or slipping slightly in September.
Read MoreAdd a Layer of COC to Boost Polyolefin Film Properties
As a discrete layer in coextruded polyolefin film, cyclic olefin copolymer provides higher modulus, greater heat resistance, improved thermoformability, and increased barrier
Read MoreRecapturing a Piece of the Toy Business
A U.S. custom injection molder serving the textile, appliance, furniture, and construction industries is expanding into a business once thought lost forever to low-cost, overseas processors—toys.
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