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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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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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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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This Tubing Processor Is Used to the 'Hard Stuff'
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.
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PTXPO On Display: Absolute Haitian
Get a preview of technology you’ll see live on the Plastics Technology Expo show floor March 18-20 in Rosemont, Illinois.
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DISCOVER What You Can Learn at PTXPO
New to PTXPO 2025 are the DISCOVERY Workshops with topics that address today’s most pressing challenges and emerging trends in the molding industry.
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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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PTXPO On Display: LS Mtron’s Smart Solution
Get a preview of technology you’ll see live on the Plastics Technology Expo show floor March 18-20 in Rosemont, Illinois.
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Novel Line Turns Fluff to Blown Film
Processor Bioflex of Mexico is utilizing Reifenhäuser Blown Film’s EVO Fusion technology to integrate postindustrial and postconsumer recycled materials into products.
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PTXPO On Display: Wittmann M8
Get a preview of technology you’ll see live on the Plastics Technology Expo show floor March 18-20 in Rosemont, Illinois.
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Bulk, Solid and Melt Density: How to Calculate These Values and Why They Matter — Part 2 of 2
Understanding and calculating solid density and melt density will help molders with everything from material and machine selection to determining piece part costs.
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