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NPE 2009 News Flash
Injection MoldingHybrid Press Has Electric ClampNew injection presses that combine servo-electric and hydraulic movements to achieve high performance with energy efficiency will be discussed by Arburg Inc., Newington, Conn.
Read MoreNew Glass for Medical Implants
WEB EXCLUSIVE A new version of S-3 glass tailored specifically for medical/dental implants is HPB glass fiber from AGY, Aiken, S.C.
Read MoreMilacron and Chemtura File For Bankruptcy Protection
Two big filings for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection occurred in March.
Read MoreLots of Recent Acquisitions In Resins and Additives
A number of major 大象传媒es have changed hands recently.
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Internal Benchmarking: Setting Targets
Last month, we discussed how to graph your plant’s “process energy fingerprint.” Now we’ll show you how to make use of that information.
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Novel Melt Blending Technology Commercialized in Micro- and Nanolayer Films
The first two commercial devices have been installed to melt blend two or more polymers using a structured fluid-dynamic mixing process known as “chaotic advection.” This process creates unusual micro-scale and nano-scale phase morphologies that potentially can optimize extruded film properties using fewer materials and extruders than with highly layered coextrusion.
Read MoreMilacron and Chemtura File For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
WEB EXCLUSIVE Two big filings for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection occurred last month.
Read MoreMore Sources of Carbon Nanotube Compounds
WEB EXCLUSIVE The roster of companies supplying thermoplastic blends with carbon nanotubes is upwards of half a dozen and growing.
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New Processes for Food-Grade Recycled HDPE
Recycling HDPE homopolymer from milk and water bottles back into food-grade bottles is a new achievement that was featured at the Plastics Recycling Conference, sponsored by Resource Recycling magazine, and at the SPE Global Plastics Environmental Conference (GPEC 2009), held back to back in Orlando, Fla., last month.Removing volatiles from HDPE to meet U.S.
Read MoreBayer Builds Biggest Carbon Nanotube Plant
Bayer MaterialScience AG in Germany (U.S. office in Pittsburgh) has started building a facility to produce carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in Leverkusen, Germany.
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