PT Online

October 2008


Features

• High Speed Extrusion: Are You Ready for the Fast Lane?
  
• Composites: Wind Power Blades Energize Composites Manufacturing
  

• Your Business In Brief
• Pricing Update - Before the Storm, Resin Prices Were Deflating
• Outlook - Output of Fencing & Decking Exceeds Expectations
• Recycle Pricing: Recycled Resin Prices May Cool Down in October
• Strategies: Thermoset Molder Closes the Loop On Mold Temperature Control

Real World

• Cleaning Molds in the Press Slashes Downtime
  

Troubleshooter

• Blow Molding: Control Oxidation of HDPE Parts

Keeping Up With Technology

• Tooling: Novel Ejector System Eliminates Plates & Pins
• Additives: Novel Liquid Modifiers for Polyolefins Have Multiple Functions
  

Editorial

• Find Those ‘Hidden Costs’ And Do Something About Them