Researchers Combine Mechanical and Chemical Recycling
By: Heather Caliendo
This research team is working on developing a novel hybrid chemical-mechanical technology for recycling and upcycling of laminated and multilayered plastics.
#sustainability #closeupontechnology
Plastics Processing Index Hits Two-Year High
By: Michael Guckes
Five of six business components show expanding October activity as index hits 55.6.
#economics
PPEs Are Here to Stay: Is Your Sheet Line Ready?
By: By Steven DeAngelis, Davis-Standard, LLC
Follow these tips to evaluate your sheet extrusion lines to find out if you can expand into this market.
Betting Big on Recycled PET
By: Heather Caliendo
Distributor of virgin PET resins PolyQuest is also a growing manufacturer of recycled PET resins.
#sustainability #technologyinaction #planttour
CG Roxane's San Bernardino rPET Facility Marks First Year of Production
By: Heather Caliendo
CG Roxane’s CEO and President Ronan Papillaud discusses the company's journey into rPET production.
#sustainability
Performance Modifier Additives Make Standard Polypropylene Resins Perform Like Premium Grades
Polypropylene (PP) shortages have forced many processors to move to lower grade resins at the cost of lower performance and processability. Milliken’s DeltaMax Performance Modifiers upgrade these materials to enhance impact resistance, melt flow rates, and sustainability through the use of more recycled material.
#sustainability #polyolefins
The Three Causes of Screw Wear
By: Jim Frankland
You run the risk of wasting time and money by not understanding what’s causing your screws to wear.
Tracing the History of Polymeric Materials: Part 1
By: Michael Sepe
In this series we’ll delve into a discerning look back into the history of our industry and how we all got here.
#Elastomers
Recycling: Expanding 'Circularity' through Advanced Recycling Technologies
By: Kim Holmes, 4R Sustainability
Recycling and achieving circularity for materials is at the core of the plastics industry’s evolving sustainable business model. Advanced technologies will play a big role.
Get Color Right With Digital Control
By: Earl Balthazar, Datacolor
Here’s a guide for compounders, color houses, and processors to overcome unreliable visual color analysis and eliminate unproductive and costly results.
#color
PT Tech Days Continue to Inform
By: Jim Callari
Register now to hear technology experts address a wide range of topics in plastics processing. And access our archives to tune in to what you may have missed. It’s free.
#bestpractices #industry4-0 #editorial
Lights Out, Pristine Production In
By: Tony Deligio
The numbers beggar belief and the business belies description—Medical Components of America has six full-time employees, six injection machines and lights-out production that’s gone five years without shipping a bad part or missing a delivery.
#planttour #industry4-0
How to Plan and Implement Automation in an Injection Molding Plant
By: By Steve Williams and Rich Lachance, Sepro America LLC
There is no “one size fits all” solution in automation. When considering what it would look like in your plant, hone in on the staff, products, space, and goals that are specific to you and the automation system that you will be installing.
#bestpractices
Film Processor Boosts Line Performance with Air-Ring Retrofit
By: Jim Callari
Air-ring upgrade results in output gains up to 23% for leading film processor in Indonesia. Gauge uniformity also improved.
#planttour #technologyinaction #processorsedge
Berry’s Bold Sustainability Benchmarks
By: Tony Deligio
Worldwide packaging behemoth Berry Global has staked out a market-leading sustainability position with ambitious near- and long-term goals. Executive VP and General Manager Brian Hunt discussed the company’s efforts with Plastics Technology, including a new line of PCR containing caps and closures.
#sustainability
Residence Time and Residence-Time Distribution—Part 1 of 2
By: Suhas Kulkarni
Failing to calculate and accurately account for residence time can compromise material integrity before it’s even injected.
#bestpractices