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Film Extrusion

Innovative Film Processor Adds Water-Blown Technology to Barrier Offerings

Established as a market leader in technical films in Latin America, Plastilene enters North American barrier market with nine-layer technology, including an upside-down, water-quenched system.  

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Commodity Resins

June 2025: Prices for the Five Commodity Resins Flat to Down

This overall resin pricing trend could continue into the start of the third quarter.

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top shops

Last Chance! Top Shops Survey Closes at Midnight!

The ninth annual Top Shops benchmarking survey for injection molders is now open, providing molders a free opportunity to see how they stack up with fellow molders via a customized report.

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Skipping the Pellet for Efficient Recycling in Molded Engineering Plastics Applications

AGS Technology leverages deep experience in molding with recycled engineering materials for automotive and heavy equipment parts.

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MPM’s Second Act: Keeping Injection Molding, Moldmaking in the Midwest

Larry Austin’s 35 years at a highly successful injection molding company inform much of what he does and doesn’t want in his second act in plastics owning an injection molding company.

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Metal and Polymer Molding, Additive Manufacturing and MoldMaking All Under One Roof

From metal molding to polymer molding, additive manufacturing to moldmaking, material selection to formulation, prototyping to production, PTI Tech has emerged as a one-stop molding shop.

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Technology in Depth

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AI-Driven Capabilities Advance Efficiency and Quality in Your Molding Environment

New for many molders, AI isn’t as complicated to learn as some may think.

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Blow Molder’s Packing & Shipping Upgrades Save Bottle Customer Over $90,000

Currier Plastics’ continuous improvement program brought new efficiencies in processing, packaging and shipping for the molder and for a bottle customer.

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sustainability

Circular Plastics From Cyclic Molecules

Macrocycle is pioneering an approach to PET recycling via cyclic oligomers.

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Polymer Showdown — PPO vs. PA66: May the Best Material Win

Second in a series, an expert from plastics engineering consultancy The Madison Group pits leading thermoplastics against each other to see how they differ in processing characteristics, chemical resistance, thermal and mechanical performance, and more.

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Screw Bounce — What Causes It and Why You Should Care

There are a lot of theories about screw bounce in injection molding it, but what’s the actual cause? Through a series of experiments, and some good old-fashioned math, the author found out.

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ICYMI: March Roundup

Still catching up post-PTXPO? Whether you attended the show or not, there were bound to be some must-read articles that may have slipped past you. Catch up on what you missed.

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AIM Institute Continues to Grow Plastics Education and Training on 10th Anniversary

The AIM institute was created in response to the rising need for skilled injection molding professionals, providing individuals with a fundamental understanding of plastic rheology and plastic flow through a mold.

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Moving Beyond the Relative Viscosity Curve — Determining Optimum Plastic Flow Rates: Part 1

Should injection molders consider using a range of plastic flow rates, versus the selection of one plastic flow rate from the relative viscosity curve?

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How To Identify Resin Degradation in Single-Screw Extruders

Degradation can occur in many single-screw extrusion operations, and typically occurs due to minor design flaws in the screw. Here is how to track it down.  

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Community College Launches Injection Molding Bootcamp

Nebraska’s Central Community College, which has become a centrally located training hub, successfully launched a plastics bootcamp this summer, boosting available workforce for regional molders.

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Extrusion

North American Plastics Shipments Drop for Second-Straight Quarter

The Plastics Industry Association’s Committee on Equipment Statistics (CES) showed declines on a quarterly and year-over-year basis in the first quarter.

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Electronics

Bench-Top LSR Injection Molding Machine Launches

APSX  LLC, which previously marketed the APSX‑PIM desktop thermoplastic injection molding machine, has debuted the APSX‑LSR — a bench‑top liquid silicone rubber (LSR) injection system.

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polyolefins

Chroma Color ChromaXLPEUltra Color Concentrates for Cross-Linked Polyethylene

Concentrates are designed to provide vibrant color while upholding material properties and meeting regulatory standards.

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Packaging

Kisuma Setogem RD for PP Nucleation and Acid Scavenging

Kisuma Chemicals has introduced a dual-purpose product for polypropylene producers. 

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Syensqo Introduces Orange-Colored Grade for Electric Vehicles

Amodel PPA HFFR-4133 Orange provides high visibility for high-voltage components. 

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Medical

Polymer and Additive Suppliers Tease Their K Show Presentations at the EMG Pre K Event in Rotterdam

Producers stressed material solutions aligning with trends in carbon emissions reduction, electrification and chemical substitution. 

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Additives

Tolsa Flame Retardants Offer ATO- and Halogen-Free Option

ADINS provides smoke suppression, anti-drip and heat release reduction.

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