PT Online

May 2008


Features

• Injection Molding: Compounders Molders Get Control Of Their Materials
• Time To Learn About: Dynamic Optimization of Extruder Barrel Temperatures
• Time To Learn About: Optimize Barrel Temperatures For Barrier Screws
• Heat/Cool Molding: Thermal Cycling of Injection Molds Boosts Surface Quality
• k2007 Polyurethanes: PUR Machinery Gains in Versatility & Economy
  

• Pricing Update - Weak Demand Dampens Price Hikes
• Your Business in Brief
• Economic Outlook - Plastic Bottles Face Slower Growth
• Market Outlook: Injection Molders See Growth For Packaging & Disposables
• Strategies: Precision Molder Takes on LSR
• Hourly Rates: Hourly Rates Rose in Second Half
  
  

Real World

• IML is for Large Parts, Too

Mold Shop

• Qualifying an Outside Molder? Look at the Tool Room

Troubleshooter

• Blenders : How to Minimize Problems With Gravimetric Blenders

Keeping Up With Technology

• Injection Molding: Sequential Hard/Soft Injection Molding with Water Assist
  
• Recycling: First Commercial Recycling Process For Electronics Waste
  

Editorial

• Resin Database Goes Global