Automotive

Automotive

Everything Is Bigger in China

Where can you find a molder who buys 100 injection machines over five years, and then another 100 machines in 18 months? In China, that’s where.

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Highlights from Global Plastics Summit 2017

Sustainability, resin supply/demand and pricing among highlights for the fifth GPS event.

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Third Quarter Finished Strong for Plastics Processing

September’s index hit 54. Processing is up about 9% year-to-date from 2016.

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Medical

Injection Molding: Hot Runner for Tight Spacing Of Small Parts

Side-gated hot runner called ideal for direct gating of small parts with a compact mold.

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Novel Materials for High-Pressure Composite Hydrogen Storage Tanks

DSM is aiming its technology for CNG tanks to hydrogen storage tanks for transportation and more.

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Strong Growth for High-Sliding Polyacetal Grades for Gears, Bearings

Polyplastics says its Duracon noise-reduction grades are getting a lot of play at the same time that DuPont seems ready to back away from its engineering thermoplastics.

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SABIC Gets Two European Plastics Innovation Awards

FDM produced aircraft seat and in-mold structural electronics highlighted.

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Packaging

August 2017 Index: 56.2

Plastics processors ride manufacturing growth wave.

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Success Through Process Diversity

From heavy-gauge to light, and from the medical industry to the transportation market, Brentwood utilizes its wide range of thermoforming capabilities and expertise to engage customers around the world.

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Automotive

Albis Plastics Starts Up New Compounding Plant

Prime technical compounds are now being manufactured by Albis in the U.S.

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Process Cooling