Medical
New Downstream System For Inline Cutting, Curing of TPU Tubing
Novatec will debut an altogether new approach for processing tacky, hard-to-cut thermoplastic polyurethane tubes at next month’s Plastec West show.
Read MoreInjection Molding: Faster, Smarter, More Efficient Machines Tackle Sustainable Molding at K 2019
Blazing speed plus shrinking energy consumption supported the “green” theme at the big show. Smarter controls and growing connectivity were another key focus.
Read MoreVolume Resin Prices Flat or Down
Feedstock costs are lower, supply is outpacing demand, and overall global demand has slowed.
Read MoreBlow Molding: Something for Everyone at K Show
Packaging, industrial, continuous-extrusion, accumulator-head, injection-blow, stretch-blow, EPET, foam, sandwich co-injection—the blow molding news was wide ranging at K 2019.
Read MorePolyOne to Acquire Clariant Color & Additive Masterbatch Business
Early synergies and innovation opportunities are seen by PolyOne in the forthcoming acquisition of Clariant Masterbatches.
Read MoreNew Ownership Heads PolySource
Resin distributor’s senior leaders secure stake in company.
Read MoreVolume Resin Prices Down-to-Flat Going into First Quarter of 2020
Prices of polyolefins, PS, PVC could bottom out; PET, nylon 6 could drop further while flat to modestly down trajectory projected for ABS, PC, and nylon 66.
Read MoreThe New Uniloy Plans Numerous Machine Developments
Starting with barrier coinjection at K 2019, Uniloy plans new blow molding machinery developments across four product lines.
Read MoreData Driven, Employee Owned
Approaching its seventh decade in business, PTA Plastics has shifted its location and remade its customer base since its founding in 1953, but many things have not changed in the intervening years, including an emphasis on people and leading-edge technologies.
Read MoreSPE Names Winners of Thermoforming Parts Competition
Creative boundaries pushed in each category, SPE says.
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