April 2024 Issue
April 2024
Digital Edition
Features
Featured articles from the April 2024 issue of Plastics Technology
Let's Take a Journey into the World of Molding Thermosets – Part 1
There are many fundamental differences between thermosets and thermoplastics, from the way raw materials are furnished to the molder and the process in which parts are molded.
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Engineering Resins Compounder Expands to Take on More Scrap
Polymer Resources responds to sustainability push by upgrading plant with grinding and shredding equipment to take on both postindustrial and postconsumer reclaim.
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Prices Up for All Volume Resins
First quarter was ending up with upward pricing, primarily due to higher feedstock costs and not supply/demand fundamentals.
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Consistent Shots for Consistent Shots
An integral supplier in the effort to fast-track COVID-19 vaccine deployment, Retractable Technologies turned to Arburg and its PressurePilot technology to help deliver more than 500 million syringes during the pandemic.
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Welcome to our NPE2024 Show Issue
Megatrends such as sustainability are the driving force behind a slew of new product introductions at the May show. Catch up on what’s in store on the show floor right here.
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Use Purging Compounds to Mitigate Processing Challenges of PCR and PIR
With frequent purging, you can minimize serious contamination issues and get both better results and higher profits.
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Digital Twin Creates New, Virtual Paths for Robots with Real-World Cycle-Time Impacts
Realtime Robotics seeks to get more robots involved in manufacturing by addressing the biggest current barrier: programming costs.
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At NPE2024, Follow These Megatrends in Materials and Additives
Offerings range from recycled, biobased, biodegradable and monomaterial structures that enhance recyclability to additives that are more efficient, sustainable and safer to use.
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How to Configure Your Twin-Screw Extruder for Mixing: Part 5
Understand the differences between distributive and dispersive mixing, and how you can promote one or the other in your screw design.
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February Index Dips a Tiny Bit
Index holds steady as optimism about future business conditions continues to increase among processors.
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Impacts of Auto’s Switch to Sustainability
Of all the trends you'll see at NPE2024, this one is BIG. Not only is the auto industry transitioning to electrification but there are concerted efforts to modify the materials used, especially polymers, for interior applications.
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Strategically Manage Pressure to Help Ensure Quality in Co-Rotating Twin-Screw Extrusion
Pressure measurement provides an invaluable window into any extrusion process, but it must also be strategically managed at every stage of the process to ensure a quality part is being extruded.
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The Role Barrel Temperatures Play in Melting
You need to understand the basics of how plastic melts in an extruder to properly set your process and troubleshoot any issues. Hint: it’s not about the barrel temperature settings.
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The Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning and Their Application to Injection Molding
As AI and ML continue to develop, they can eventually play a role in helping molders predict more accurately and, perhaps someday, model very close to the actual process results.
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