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Injection Molding Gains an Edge in Motorcycle Gas Tanks
Complex shapes required for the latest motorcycle gas tanks favor injection over blow molding. Lanxess and BMW have a monolayer nylon solution.
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320 L Hydrogen Tank Liner Blow Molded in Nylon
Large liners for hydrogen composite pressure vessels are a challenge to blow mold. Kautex found a material and a technique to achieve a world “first.”
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Injection Molding: Better Flow Simulation with Fiber Reinforcements
Long and short fibers align during flow in the mold, and this, in turn, influences the flow pattern. New math helps Moldex3D simulate this phenomenon.
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Plastics Industry Enlists to Fight Coronavirus
All types of processors and machinery and materials suppliers and service providers are refocusing resources to combat COVID-19.
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Is Coronavirus Financial Aid Available to Your Business?
Two comprehensive, free information sources for 大象传媒es coping with COVID-19.
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How One Machine Builder Helps Fight the Coronavirus
Sidel converted its main stretch-blow molding development center to a production of PET hand-sanitizer bottles.
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Why ‘Plastic Wars’ Got Me Riled
Is plastics recycling a decades-old scam or fraud? New PBS documentary takes a myopic view of broad-based industry trends.
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Surging Demand for Hand-Sanitizer Dispensers Keeps Molding Machines Busy
Grab a squirt of hand sanitizer—who’s molding that dispenser?
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Need Help with a Molding Project to Counter the Coronavirus?
Expert help at a steep discount, and the fee goes to a COVID-19 related charity.
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New Product ID Technologies For Industry, Retail & Recycling
Confirming material composition and manufacturing source, anti-counterfeiting, waste sorting, and retail check-out scanning may all get a boost from new ID technologies.
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Coping with Coronavirus: Waiting for Machinery Deliveries?
Probably best to keep in touch with your vendor to learn how it's dealing with the crisis.
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Updated—Coping with Coronavirus: One Blow Molder’s Response
Confer Plastics is pulling out the stops to make and ship products before a state-mandated shutdown.
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