Electronics
Continuous Compression Molding Challenges Injection for Optical Parts
SACMI’s CCM systems, originally developed for bottle caps, now show promise for high production of lighting lenses and other optical parts.
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Lanxess to Boost Global Production of Flame Retardants
Major investment planned over next three years.
Read MorePlastics Machinery Shipments Recover in Third Quarter After Weaker Second Quarter
The preliminary estimate of primary plastics equipment shipments was up 4.1% over the second quarter, with a year-over-year improvement of 5.6%.
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Simplicity Conquers Complexity in Automotive Molding Cells
Six-axis robots are often recommended for complex automation cells, but here’s an example of how cost-effective, three-axis linear robots can be up to the task.
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Nylon 66: Pricing & Supply Issues Spur Processors to Consider Alternatives
While the nylon 66 tightness may not prove long-lasting, resin suppliers, compounders, and distributors have mobilized to offer processors an array of ‘replacement’ materials.
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New Lease Accounting Rules: Is Your Plastics Processing Business Ready?
As plastics processors ride the wave of recent record growth to contemplate new technology and machinery for their 大象传媒es, they should also consider upcoming changes to lease accounting rules.
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Injection Molding: Korean Servohydraulic Presses with European Controls
Woojin Plaimm introduces HD-A5 series with web-enabled B&R controls.
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Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes Show No Ecotoxicity
Findings on OCSiAl’s Tuball nanotubes are based on OECD chemical testing guideline 201.
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Additives: Colorants Give Plastic Parts Look of Naturally-Occurring Materials
PolyOne’s new Shades of Nature colorants mimic stone, marble, granite and more.
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Materials: Multi-Resin & Process Economical Purging Compound
Slide Products’ new Econo-Purge also works on hot runners ahd thoroughly purges manifolds with small gates.
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