Exploring the: Feeding & Blending Zone
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- Conveying, Drying, Crystallizing PLA : The Energy-Saving Packaging Solution
- When the new industry term “bioresins” hit the plastics community in the early 2000s, polylactic acid (PLA ) made its way to the top of the list in a class of new plant-based materials.
Article Published: 4/29/2013
- Understanding Gravimetric Blender Accuracy & Payback
- Accuracy is one of the least understood aspects of blending. The differences between batch and continuous blenders, how blend accuracy is calculated and controlled, which blender type is more accurate, how much accuracy is really required, and how p...
Article Published: 10/26/2012
- Novel Blending System Fights Material Separation
- Processors have been fighting a battle against material separation in blends for years.
Article Published: 6/26/2012
- Auxiliaries at NPE: News in Materials Handling, Cooling, Granulating, Welding, Testing, Decorating
- Auxiliary equipment takes in a broad range of functions, from materials preparation to post-mold finishing.
Article Published: 5/30/2012
- Auxiliaries at NPE: New Solutions from Material Preparation To Post-Mold Operations
- There will be an extraordinary range of new auxiliary equipment on display at the show.
Article Published: 2/25/2012
- Control Machinery from Your Smartphone or Tablet
- If you believe that new online gizmos and gadgets aren’t suited for manufacturing, think again.
Article Published: 11/22/2011
- Get to Know Your Gravimetric Blender
- The introduction of gravimetric blending technology has impacted virtually every corner of plastics processing. Here's what you need to know to keep them operating at their best.
Article Published: 10/25/2011
- News in Auxiliaries & Tooling at Fakuma Show
- Late last month, Friedrichshafen, Germany, hosted Fakuma 2011, the largest European plastics show of the year, growing to be second in size and importance to the K show in Dusseldorf.
Article Published: 10/25/2011
- Compounder’s Low Headroom Doesn’t Stunt Its Growth
- With careful planning and the use of bulk-bag discharging and conveying equipment, The Plastics Group of America was able to accommodate its latest expansion on one level of its 60,000-ft² building.
Article Published: 7/27/2011
- Look Upstream to Avoid ‘GIGO’ Pitfalls in Extrusion
- You may think you have a feeding issue when in reality your problem may be upstream.
Article Published: 5/31/2011
