Drying

Optimized Molding Is Possible With Material Drying, Handling

Injection speed and overall cycle time are often the focus for molders pursuing optimized processes, but for truly efficient production, molders should consider how and in what state material arrives at the machine.

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Drying

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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Sheet Extrusion

Why & When Should You Re-Crystallize PET Scrap?

Whether you’re blow molding PET bottles or extruding APET sheet, you’ll produce amorphous scrap in the process. How you handle it will impact your production costs. Re-crystallizing it will help.

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Compounding

‘Wearable’ Machine Sensors Extended to Power Factor & Retrofits

As is often the case with a new technology, customers are dictating how predictive-maintenance sensors will be applied and where they might be headed next.

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Drying

Measure Pellet Moisture Online: A Second System Debuts at Fakuma

Moretto will show a system to measure pellet moisture minute-by-minute and automatically adjust the dryer, if necessary.

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Commodity Resins

How to Keep Moisture Away From Your APET Sheet Line

Moisture in PET will result in degradation that will foul up sheet and thermoformed products. Keep it at bay by following these tips when drying APET virgin and flake material.

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Testing

Auxiliaries AT NPE: New Controls Link Auxiliaries

Industry 4.0—the internet of things—is bringing a new level of connectivity to auxiliary equipment. Here’s a rundown of developments there, along with other news in auxiliaries from the show.

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Micromolding

Milan Plast Was Good With Plans To Be Even Better

Big international turnout at the triennial international fair for the plastics and rubber industry, Milan Plast: check out the Plastics Technology slideshow.

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Drying

Moretto Considers North American Assembly of Eureka Drying Technology

The Italian company's largest Eureka drying system is currently installed at an undisclosed North American customer.

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sustainability

PPA Adds Four to 2015 Membership Roster

Group also names Gail Bristol new president.

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Plastics Size Reduction