February 2002 Issue
February 2002
Features
Featured articles from the latest issue of Plastics Technology
A New Plant Is a Blank Slate
The nice thing about a start-up is that you get to start from scratch.
Read MoreSecrets of Successful Thin-Wall Molding
Demands to create smaller, lighter parts have made thin-wall molding one of the most sought after capabilities for an injection molder.
Read MoreRecycling at K 2001: New & Better Ways to Reclaim PET
Last fall's K 2001 show in Dusseldorf brought out new advances in bottle-to-bottle PET recycling.
Read MoreNew Crowd of Servo Robots Debuts At Two Recent Shows
The vast majority of new robots introduced at two recent trade shows were all-servo models tailored for speed and precision.
Read MoreNickel Shells Bring Shorter Lead Times And Faster Cycles to Blow Molding
Two Canadian tool builders have formed an alliance to introduce the first blow molds made by nickel-vapor deposition (NVD). The partners are the Nickel Tooling Technology div. of Weber Manufacturing Ltd. in Midland, Ont., and Ryka Blow Molds Ltd. of Mississauga, Ont.
Read MoreYour Business in Brief - February 2002
GE Plastics to Buy Compounder LNPGE Plastics, Pittsfield, Mass., has agreed with Kawasaki Steel Corp. of Japan to acquire Kawasaki's LNP Engineering Plastics business, based in Exton, Pa.
Read MoreYour Business Outlook - February 2002
With an annual growth rate of 8% or more, medical plastics molding in North America is sprinting toward a 1.2-billion-lb/yr consumption level.
Read MoreFind It Easier on the Web
My e-mail inbox tells me that more and more of you are stopping by our website at www.ptonline.com to make use of its many research tools.
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