March was a busy month for the industry! We hope the molders and moldmakers who joined us at PTXPO enjoyed the show and have returned engaged and inspired! 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 and stay informed on the trends shaping the future of plastics manufacturing.Kent Elastomer Products has emerged from its beginnings as a supplier of latex dip tubing to a leading manufacturer of high-end tight tolerance tubes for a range of applications. Read NowHeavy-gauge former Ray Products and custom sheet extruder Sekisui Kydex combine expertise in materials science and processing to commercialize cost-effective charging units. Read NowCheck out what you missed on the PTXPO show floor. Foaming technologies have long offered molders a way to reduce part weight, but a new approach demonstrated by Engel and Moxietec takes it further.Colorado’s Direct Polymers formed Brave Industries to link recycling collaborators.Read NowThe end of the first quarter marked higher prices for polyolefins and relatively flat pricing for nearly all other resins.Read NowThe 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.Take The SurveyAlterra has stepped up its cutting-edge Industry 4.0 technology with its own AI platform to further increase its efficiencies. Read NowPing was able to reduce labor and waste at its production facility in Phoenix via an automated molding cell courtesy of Wittmann.Read NowShould injection molders consider using a range of plastic flow rates, versus the selection of one plastic flow rate from the relative viscosity curve?Read NowDegradation 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. Read Now