Extrusion

‘RollTrusion’ Mates Rolled Metal & Extrusion

Crosshead extrusion is the typical means of coating plastics on relatively small substrates such as wire.

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Bayer to Buy Arkema’s PC Sheet Business

Bayer MaterialScience, Pittsburgh, will acquire the U.S. polycarbonate sheet 大象传媒 of Arkema Inc., Philadelphia.

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Thrifty California Processor Dries PET with 'Waste' Heat

Southern California can be a challenging environment for manufacturers, not least because of concerns about the cost and availability of electrical power.

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Taiwan Machine Builders Aim for Higher-End Applications

Major Taiwanese injection and blow molding and extrusion machinery OEM s plan to broaden the appeal of their brands by providing higher-end technology solutions at prices competitive with European or Japanese machines.

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Extrusion

How to Spec’ Screws & Barrels For Running Corrosive Materials

Here鈥檚 a guide to specifying screws and barrels that will last under conditions that will chew up standard equipment.

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Multiscrew

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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Film Extrusion

Better, Not Bigger, Is How Copol Wins In CPP Film

Small player in a large market speaks in a loud voice.

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Salt and Screw Cooling

With both, watch how much you use.

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Sheet Extrusion

MuCell Extrusion Buys Dow’s Sheet Patents

Last month, MuCell Extrusion LLC, Woburn, Mass., bought the patent portfolio of Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Mich., covering polyolefin sheet extrusion.

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Plastics Size Reduction