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Material Handling: New Loaders and Receivers Handle Smaller Throughputs for Medical Jobs
Cleanroom-ready design and construction make them well suited for medical processing applications on injection molding machines up to 400 tons.
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University Scientists Study Impact Of China's Ban On Plastic Waste Imports
New recycling programs are needed domestically to avoid waste pile up.
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Materials: Flame-Retardant PC Blends for Interior Train Components
Covestro’s new PC blends are geared for use in train walls, seats, electronic components.
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A Processor's Most Important Job, Part 6: Long-Term Effects
The importance of mold temperature to the development of the desired polymer crystalline structure becomes absolutely crucial in the case of high-performance materials.
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Plastics Leadership Summit to Discuss Workforce Development
Today marks the final day of The Plastics Leadership Summit and the agenda includes a session on workforce development and technology innovation in manufacturing, with a stellar panel featuring speakers from IQMS, Local Motors, HP and more.
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Paulson: Fill the Skills Gap…By Training
Training may not be a glitzy as seeing a new machine at a trade show, but the payback is just as real...and it just might help you find and retain employees.
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‘Skills Gap’ at Processors Means More Needed from Suppliers
Count screen changer manufacturer High-Technology as among those machine builders providing more intuitive and integrated products requiring less in the way of human intervention.
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ENTEK Expands Extruder Lines for Both Small Lot and High Throughput Jobs
New compounding extruders for both quick-change and high-volume applications.
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Martin Stark: An Advocate of the Plastics Industry and a Believer in Education
With a strong belief in the importance of education, Martin Stark has pushed for many quality apprenticeships programs in the plastics industry. This year, he earned a place in the Plastics Hall of Fame.
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A Processor's Most Important Job, Part 5: POM Polymers
Using a mold temperature above a polymer’s Tg ensures a degree of crystallinity high enough to provide for dimensional stability, even if the part must be used at elevated temperatures. But POM is an exception. Why?
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