To find the best solution for your production requirements, start with assessing the status quo, as well as defining future needs. Develop a five-year projection of materials and required capacities. Short-term solutions very often prove to be more ... ArticlePublished: 4/25/2011
In addition to three compounding expansions reported in March, three more have emerged:•Lanxess Corp., Pittsburgh, recently broke ground on a new compounding facility in Gastonia, N.C. ArticlePublished: 4/25/2011
In blown film, equipment and material suppliers have come together to push five-layer technology into non-barrier applications previously held by three-layer films. ArticlePublished: 12/23/2010
There are many techniques known to operators and plant engineers for increasing the performance of a twin-screw compounding extruder. ArticlePublished: 12/13/2010
When Robert Lapierre, David Valenzky, and Thomas Lacey were in their late 30s and early 40s, the three friends started a custom compounding business to gether. ArticlePublished: 6/7/2010