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New Injection Machines and Processes To Debut at K 2007
A brand-new line of all-electric machines priced on par with comparable hydraulic presses and the first public demonstration of insert molding RFID chips into plastic parts will be two highlights of the Engel display at the mammoth K 2007 show in Dusseldorf, Germany, this October.
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HOW TO COMPARE DRYERS? A Complex Challenge With No Simple Answers
Is one type of resin dryer faster or more energy-efficient than another? That question prompts competing claims from suppliers—but very little concrete data. When one vendor performed controlled tests to get some answers, its results, published here for the first time, prompted further debate about the difficulties of making valid comparisons and the many complex issues involved in dryer selection.
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What I Learned About Dryers
You might not think there could be much more to say about resin dryers than I packed into my magnum opus on pages 58 to 75 of this issue.
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Doing More With Less
That’s the very definition of efficiency, or productivity as economists like to call it.
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Composites Innovation in North Dakota
North Dakota is not known for its trees, so one might guess that’s why it is home to a company specializing in composite building products that substitute for wood and metal.
Read MoreHow Big Is the Plastics Trade Deficit?
You may have an anxious feeling that the United States is being flooded with plastics imports and that the water is steadily rising.
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The Real World
It’s not what you see at trade shows, all spit-shined and surrounded by acres of fresh carpet.
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He Sat on Your Side of the Table
It is commonly said that the best supplier is one who really understands the customer’s ´óÏó´«Ã½.
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