Automotive
What’s the True Cost of Buying A ‘Low-Cost’ Mold Overseas?
The head of a Canadian moldmaking company exposes the limitations of focusing solely on initial purchase cost when considering mold sourcing in China.
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Styrolution Now Goes by INEOS Styrolution
A little over a year after acquiring BASF's share of Styrolution, INEOS changes names and log to reflect ownwership.
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Lanxess Completes Nylon & PBT Compounding Expansion
A second production line at Lanxess' North Carolina site doubles production capacity.
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INJECTION MOLDING: New Electric Press Series Geared for Mid-Sized Molding
Highly spec'ed presses handle bigger, heavier molds for mid-sized automotive and other parts.
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Body Interior Finalists SPE Auto Innovation Awards
Check out these interesting finalists of the 2015 SPE Automotive Innovation Awards within the body interior category.
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Adaptive Injection Control Aids IML Molding
Getting back on cycle after frequent interruptions for mold cleaning.
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New System Measures Moisture In Pellets During Processing
Self-calibrating system measures pellet moisture in real time and can adjust dryer controls accordingly.
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Aussie Offers Nanoadditives For Mar/Scruff Resistance
surface-treated nanoclays protect acrylics, PC, PET, and other polar polymers.
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Fakuma Show News: Hot Runners & Tooling
Hot-runner nozzles, manifolds, and controls, as well as other mold components and a new tooling concept made their debut in Friedrichshafen.
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Are You Ready to Take on the World?
Plastics Technology鈥檚 exclusive benchmarking study reveals the tactics of processors who just might be in that class.
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