Articles
Safety, Recycling, and Compounding Trends Bring New Opportunity to 70-Year-Old Company
NPE2024: Vac-U-Max presents pneumatic conveying solutions for powdered materials.
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Dr. Chris Rauwendaal: Creator and Inventor in Plastic Extrusion
Dr. Chris Rauwendaal's impact on plastic extrusion is characterized by innovation and creativity, evident in his contributions to both theory and practical applications. Recognized with induction into the Plastics Hall of Fame in 2024, his career encompasses a wide range of achievements, from pioneering revolutionary screw designs to authoring the esteemed "Polymer Extrusion" book.
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Processing Making Slow, Steady Progress
Plastics processing activity didn’t make its way into expansion territory in March, but seems headed in that direction.
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Wendy Hoenig: Female Leadership in the Plastics Industry
Wendy Hoenig's induction into the Plastics Hall of Fame in 2024 marked a crowning achievement in her illustrious career. Her strategic vision and innovative contributions during her tenure at The Dow Chemical Co. and as a consultant have left an indelible mark on the plastics sector, shaping its trajectory for decades to come. Being the fifth female inductee in the Plastics Hall of Fame, we also talked with her about female leadership in the plastics sector.
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Connectivity for Material Handling Offers Greater Visibility
NPE2024: Motan solutions integrate data connectivity.
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In the Zone: MAPP Pavilion
NPE2024: Network with industry leaders and learn new technology at the MAPP Pavilion.
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NPE2024 Offers Students Career-Advancing Opportunities
NPE2024: the Student Career Development Workshop offers students with career opportunities and advice.
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Educating the Next Generation of Plastics Professionals
These schools and local industry are working together to close the workforce gap in the plastics industry by offering hefty plastics curricula and training programs for degree-seeking students as well as current plastics employees looking to upskill.
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Sensing Instrumentation for More Sustainable and Automated Polymer Processing
NPE2024: Dynisco solutions support move to nontoxic materials and adds feedback control capability.
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Kiefel Showcasing New Equipment and Sustainable Solutions
NPE2024: Kiefel is demonstrating its Speedformer KMD 90.1 Premium machine and cutting-edge technology for efficient polymer cups and fiber sip-lid production.
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The Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning and Their Application to Injection Molding
As AI and ML continue to develop, they can eventually play a role in helping molders predict more accurately and, perhaps someday, model very close to the actual process results.
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Best of Fattori, Tooling Know How
In this collection of articles Jim Fattori offers his insights on a variety of molding-related topics that are bound to make your days on the production floor go a little bit better.
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