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Filtration System Helps Film Processor Manage Recycled Material Mandates
Global film processor RKW teams with Nordson to enable it to process blown film with high recycled content.
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Stop Shopping for a 'Jack of All Trades' Extruder
Some processors try to find “fits all” extruders to cover all processing possibilities. But you’d have to grossly overpower it to achieve this, and that’s expensive up front and will result in inefficiencies over time.
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Top 10 Markets for Polyethylene Film Extrusion
For over 30 years, Mastio & Co has been conducting their polyethylene film study and research. In this series, editorial director Jim Callari, talks with Mastio president, Kevin Huntsman, on the largest markets for Polyethylene Film Extrusion.
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Cobot Creates 'Cell Manufacturing Dream' for Thermoformer
Kal Plastics deploys Universal Robot trimming cobot for a fraction of the cost and lead time of a CNC machine, cuts trimming time nearly in half and reduces late shipments to under 1% — all while improving employee safety and growth opportunities.
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Avoiding Common Cosmetic Defects in Molded Parts
Identify familiar flaws and then work to eliminate them with these mold and part design tips, and process considerations.
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The Fantasy and Reality of Raw Material Shelf Life: Part 1
Is a two-year-old hygroscopic resin kept in its original packaging still useful? Let’s try to answer that question and clear up some misconceptions.
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Freeform Injection Molding Eases the Path to Medical Device Product Testing
A development and manufacturing service provider is using dissolvable molds to build injection molded silicone prototypes.
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Six Years in the Waiting, PLASTICS Igniting a ‘Spark’ at NPE
New features of NPE2024 aim to “bring the whole plastics ecosystem together to innovate, collaborate and share findings.”
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Measuring Strain — Not Pressure — for Precision Injection Molding
A contact-free sensor measures the strain the melt imparts on the mold wall and promises precise, reproducible measurements with lower maintenance, longer service life and blemish-free parts.
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Daimler, OMIC Evaluate Wire-Fed DED for Moldmaking
3D printing a core and cavity on machine from Gefertec, followed by machining, allowed for a complete mold tool to be produced in three days.
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The Importance of Barrel Heat and Melt Temperature
Barrel temperature may impact melting in the case of very small extruders running very slowly. Otherwise, melting is mainly the result of shear heating of the polymer.
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Contraction in Processing Slows in October
The Gardner Business Index for plastics processing activity jumped a bit in October, though it still contracted as it has since July 2022.
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