Compounding
Wood-Plastics Composites Done Right
Mixing and extruding wood fiber in a plastic matrix is technically demanding. It requires careful attention to formulation, drying, and extrusion temperatures
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Powder Injection Molding Helps PTI Thrive in Specialties
“We like challenges. We like to do things that other people are scared to do.”
Read MoreCoperion Adds Pelletizer Company
Twin-screw compounding equipment supplier Coperion GmbH (U.S. office: Coperion Corp., Ramsey, N.J.) has expanded its product line by acquiring majority ownership of Pell-Tec Pelletizing Technology GmbH in Niedernberg, Germany.
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New WPC Materials Producer Up and Running
Some 18 months in the making, Polymera Inc. last month announced that its 160,000 ft² production plant is officially open for 大象传媒, with annual capacity for 60 million lb of wood/plastics composite (WPC) compounds.
Read MoreSABIC Opens Specialty PP Compounding Plant
WEB EXCLUSIVE: SABIC Innovative Plastics, Pittsfield, Mass., recently opened a specialty polypropylene compounding operation at its Bay St.
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Extruding Drug-Impregnated Film & Rod
The lines between polymer and pharmaceutical processing continue to cross.
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Veteran Compounder Is Now Sold on Twins
Since 1967, FD Plastics in Leominster, Mass., has been supplying processors with color concentrates made with single-screw extruders.
Read MoreNew/Old Player in Compounding Machines
Two machine builders, each with more than 60 years’ experience in compounding, have united to furnish continuous mixing equipment.
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