October 2024 Issue

October

October 2024

Digital Edition
Annual Benchmarking Survey of Injection Molders Released
Cover Story

Annual Benchmarking Survey of Injection Molders Released

Plastics Technology Top Shops Benchmarking Survey provided both unanimous responses and divided results, but pervasive throughout is the sense of an industry still grappling with the aftermath of 2020’s global pandemic.

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Features

Featured articles from the October 2024 issue of Plastics Technology

Get the Most From Fiber-Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites Parts

Get the Most From Fiber-Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites Parts

There are five specific areas that designers and manufacturers need to consider to realize the potential of these unique materials.

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Plastics Processing Activity Contraction Continues in August
economics

Plastics Processing Activity Contraction Continues in August

Four months of consecutive contraction overall.

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How to Decrease the Extrudate Temperature in Single-Screw Extruders

How to Decrease the Extrudate Temperature in Single-Screw Extruders

In many cases, decreasing the discharge temperature will improve product quality and perhaps even boost rate. Here are ways to do it.

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Custom Molder Pivots When States Squelch Thriving Single-Use Bottle Business
Packaging

Custom Molder Pivots When States Squelch Thriving Single-Use Bottle Business

Currier Plastics had a major stake in small hotel amenity bottles until state legislators banned them. Here’s how Currier adapted to that challenge.

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Polymer Science for Those Who Work With Plastic — Part 1: The Repeat Unit
Materials

Polymer Science for Those Who Work With Plastic — Part 1: The Repeat Unit

What are the basic building blocks of plastics and how do they affect the processing of that material and its potential applications in the real world? Meet the repeat unit.

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Injection Molder Amplifies Automation for Optimized Production
Automation

Injection Molder Amplifies Automation for Optimized Production

AIM Processing has parlayed small part molding expertise and aggressive automation, even for short run production, into a highly successful custom molding business.

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The Importance of Mass Balance in Chemical Recycling
sustainability

The Importance of Mass Balance in Chemical Recycling

Approaches to mass balance can dramatically impact calculations of recycled content.

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COVID-19’s Long Shadow
top shops

COVID-19’s Long Shadow

More than four years on, there are aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic that linger in their impacts to the plastics market and are made visible in our annual survey.

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Fighting Dust and Noise in Regrind Operations
sustainability

Fighting Dust and Noise in Regrind Operations

Mayhew Basque Plastics implemented lower speed granulators to deal with challenging materials.

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Prices Flat-to-Down for All Volume Resins
polystyrene

Prices Flat-to-Down for All Volume Resins

This month’s resin pricing report includes PT’s quarterly check-in on select engineering resins, including nylon 6 and 66.

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WSB Gravimetric Blenders
WSB Gravimetric Blenders