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Electronics

Materials: LCPs Prove to be Material of Choice for Fine-Pitch Electrical Connectors

Two new high-flow, low-warpage LCP formulations from Sumitomo Chemical are key to achieving today’s thinner, smaller, higher-density interconnects.

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Electronics

Materials: High-Molecular-Weight POM

Polyplastics’ Duracon POM WW-09 boasts durability and good sliding performance.

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Materials: Advanced PPA for FR Connectors in E/E Devices

BASF’s new Ultramid Advanced T2000 is touted for its combination of excellent mechanical and dielectric strength at high temperatures. 

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Additives: Liquid Strengthening Additive Substantially Boosts Physical Properties of Recycled Polymers

Riverdale Global’s +Restore additive has been shown to strenghten PP, PP copolymer and HDPE regrind.

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Mold Maintenance

Cleaning: Dry Ice Blaster Offers Variable Particle-Size Control

Dial in the precise particle size for different cleaning jobs—molds, screws, and parts.

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Heating/Cooling: Sanitary Chillers, TCUs For Clean Rooms

Mokon’s new Pura-therm line includes cleanroom-ready chillers, TCUs and combination units.

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Packaging

Blow Molding: Interchangeable Mold Inserts For Flexible PET Bottle Molding

Change PET bottle size and shape easily with bottle mold inserts from PET engineering.

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Injection Molding: Two-Platen Vertical Press Has Lower Mold Table

Mold table at waist height instead of shoulder height is more ergonomically efficient.

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Injection Molding: New Line of Servohydraulic Toggles, Designed in U.S., Built in China

Calypso Machinery enlisted a Chinese manufacturing partner to build machines for North America.

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Injection Molding: Now Mold Microcellular Foams with a Standard Screw & Barrel

Trexel’s new Tip Dosing Module cuts cost and boosts performance by eliminating the special screw and barrel for MuCell foaming.

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Heating/Cooling: Temperature Control Unit Meets New Energy Conservation Standards

New temperature control unit satisfies Department of Energy (DOE) 2020 conservation standards, with higher outputs from less energy consumption.

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sustainability

Materials: PC, ABS and Blends with Up to 50% Recycled Content for Broad Range of Applications

Star Plastics’ new ReStart product line boasts a sustainable materials solution that delivers quality parts and reduced waste.

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