Plastics Technology’s Most-Viewed Stories in 2025
Getting to the why and the how of everything from resin degradation and viscosity curves to bulk density and shrinkage piqued PT reader interest in 2025.
A word cloud of the highest frequency terms from the headlines of Plastics Technology’s most-viewed articles from 2025 is revealing if busy. Which articles got you to click over the last 12 months?
A word cloud of frequent terms from Plastics Technology's most-viewed story headlines in 2025.
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10. Moving Beyond the Relative Viscosity Curve — New Method To Find Optimum Plastic Flow Rates: Part 2
8. Understanding Postmold Shrinkage — Why Do Part Dimensions Change Over Time? — Part 1
7. Bringing Order to the Chaotic Debate of Turbulent Flow in Injection Molding
6. Purging Compounds & Process Efficiency: Why They Must Work in Tandem To Improve Your Bottom Line
5. Polymer Showdown — PC/ABS vs. PC/PBT — May the Best Material Win
4. Bulk, Solid and Melt Density: How to Calculate These Values and Why They Matter — Part 2 of 2
3. PolyJohn Turns to Blow Molding, Doubles Its Productivity
2. Moving Beyond the Relative Viscosity Curve — Determining Optimum Plastic Flow Rates: Part 1
1. How To Identify Resin Degradation in Single-Screw Extruders
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