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Double-digit gains for North American plastics equipment
Shipment of plastics equipment in the third quarter of 2013 jumped 20%, according to SPI data, reflecting gains seen the world over.
Read MoreSPI revises extrusion, injection molding automation safety standards
Advances in technology, particularly controls, have prompted SPI to update some machinery safety standards.
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From whence it came—group promotes plastics-to-oil tech
Can plastics-to-oil technology supply an answer to plastics lingering end-of-life issues?
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Water-powered film has some interesting moves
Using ambient moisture, this polymer compound writhes and contorts independent of any stimulus making for pretty cool video and some interesting potential applications.
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Automotive molder seeks flexible solution for diverse drying needs
Clear, amber or red; headlights, taillights and turn signals: those are just some of the constantly changing jobs that custom automotive molder TASUS pulls in and out of its presses, requiring a flexible drying system to handle the ever-changing run list.
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Accidental low-temperature impact test
Turns out below-zero temperatures really do affect the mechanical properties of plastics.
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The Feng Ping Story and Western Companies in China
After five years of spending months at a time there, Jim Fiocchi doesn’t know if he’ll ever return to China.
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Most popular Knowledge Centers of 2013
No matter the process: everyone has to dry resin, everyone has to convey it, and everyone can use some training. Plastics Technology’s online Knowledge Centers were a popular destination among our readers in 2013 as they beefed up on a variety of topics.
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Most-viewed articles of 2013 at Plastics Technology
K technology previews, resin pricing, and tips and troubleshooting for injection molding fill times, mold temperature control, and twin-screw compounding, were among the most viewed articles for 2013 at Plastics Technology.
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Top blogs of 2013 at Plastics Technology
T-shirt bags (coming back vs. being banned); bioplastics with barrier, and an ultra-challenging lens application were among the blog topics that attracted the most page views in 2013 at Plastics Technology.
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SPI and ACC partner on rigid plastics packaging, thermoforming
Can polyethylene terephthalate (PET) thermoforms enjoy the same recycling rates as their bottle brethren? Increasing thermoformed packaging reclaim, and that of other rigid plastics, will likely just be one goal of a new collaboration between SPI and ACC.
Read MoreWill mold makers be calling the shots soon in automotive?
North American mold makers might soon enjoy something they haven’t had in a very long time: leverage.
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