March 2025 Issue
March 2025
Digital Edition
Features
Featured articles from the March 2025 issue of Plastics Technology
Looking to Run More Regrind? PTXPO Workshop Tackles How
When it comes to making injection molding operations more sustainable, the lowest hanging fruit is the use of regrind, but that doesn’t mean it’s not without challenges.
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March 2025 Resin Pricing: Commodity Resin Prices Firm Up
Unplanned and planned production disruptions, rising feedstock costs and variables such as the potential impact of pending tariffs all factor in.
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Golf Equipment Manufacturer Scores Higher Productivity With Automated Cell
Ping was able to reduce labor and waste at its production facility in Phoenix via an automated molding cell courtesy of Wittmann.
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Collaboration Key to Development of Thermoformed EV Charging Stations
Heavy-gauge former Ray Products and custom sheet extruder Sekisui Kydex combine expertise in materials science and processing to commercialize cost-effective charging units.
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How This Custom Compounder Leverages AI to Drive Innovation, Sustainability
Alterra has stepped up its cutting-edge Industry 4.0 technology with its own AI platform to further increase its efficiencies.
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Calcium Carbonate From Carbon Capture for Brighter Plastics and Greener Steel
CarbonFree is converting steel slag and blast furnace exhaust into an important plastic compounding additive.
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Molding Machine Maintenance Matters
At PTXPO 2025, a focused workshop featuring industry experts will share best practices in molding machine maintenance.
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Take Top Shops 2025 Injection Molding Survey Today
The Top Shops injection molding benchmarking survey could help you replace “I think,” “It seems,” or “I’d guess” with “I know” when it comes to how your operation stacks up with the competition.
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Plastics Index Shows Fourth Consecutive Monthly Gain
December reading hints at slowing contraction as plastics industry outlook improves
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Smooth Operators: Vibration Compensation Improves Robot Performance
Ulendo is working to apply its vibration compensation algorithm to robots. This application is more complex than its initial market of fused filament fabrication 3D printers, but could result in faster, cheaper robots.
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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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