Products

Additives: Functional Additive Repels Water or Fluids in Polyolefin Labware and Industrial Fixtures

PolyOne’s new OnCap Low Retention Additive repels water or fluids in PE and PP surfaces and minimizes need for secondary processes. 

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Electronics

Additives: High-Temperature Colorants for High-Temperature Resins in Healthcare Applications and More

PolyOne’s Colorant Chromatic colorant/additive masterbatches for polysulfone-based resins offered in custom and laser markable colors as well as pre-colored compounds.

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Wittmann Battenfeld Upgrades Machines for LSR

Revised screw and check valve prevent leakage and enhance shot-to-shot consistency.

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Testing

Testing: Software Accelerates Color Formulation for Plastics, Coatings and Textiles

X-Rite Patone’s latest release of its Color iMatch boasts better match performance reducing the number of formulation steps.

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Materials: High-Performance PVC Elastomer Insulation Compounds

Teknor Apex’s new Flexalloy 89504-90 compounds provide multiple options for wire & cable manufacturers.

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Packaging

Blow Molding: Economical PET Machine Molds Two Different Bottles Alternately

PET Technologies has a new reheat stretch-blow machine for bottles of 3 L to 10 L.

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Mold Maintenance

Tooling: First Mold Cleaner with Only EPA-Exempt VOCs

Slide Products spray-on mold cleaner meets or surpasses EPA and California CARB standards.

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Automotive

Injection Molding: Adaptive Shot-Size Control Now Available for Thermosets

KraussMaffei control for uniform shot weight now can be used with granulated thermosets, BMC/SMC, and liquid or solid silicones.

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Injection Molding: Machine Upgrades for LSR

Wittmann Battenfeld LSR injection machines have an improved screw design and integrate the dosing pump into the press controller.

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Testing

Testing: Advanced Thermogravimetric Analyzer

GARDCO’s new prepASH Series 340 is said to represent the highest level of TGA analysis.

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Automation

Material Handling: Automated Bulk Solids Drum-Dumping Station

Allows safe, high-capacity transfer from drums of all popular sizes weighing up to 750 lb.

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Process Cooling