Extrusion

best practices

Making an Impact In Thin-Gauge Sheet

Creating a ‘virtually integrated supply chain’ that connects it with suppliers and customers has helped Impact Plastics add value to a wide range of sheet products, with a growing emphasis on PP.

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Extrusion

Injection Molding: Production Monitoring System Built for Simplicity, Affordability

Smart Attend reportedly installs in 2-4 hr and boosts productivity by 10-20% within two weeks.

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polyolefins

Thermoformer Chooses Clarified PP For New Food Containers

Lacerta expands beyond PET to offer one of the first clear PP packages with tamper-evident properties.

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Film Extrusion

New ASTM Standard on Thickness Measuring to Boost Film Quality

Non-contact measurement standard should also expedite the testing process.

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Packaging

COC Boosts Performance in Multilayer LLDPE Packaging

TOPAS demonstrates COC’s significant performance enhancements at ANTEC 2017.

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dies

Guill Opens Rheology Lab

Reportedly the only maker of round extrusion dies to have such a facility.

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Extrusion: Pilot Film Line And Flexible Die

Die can be used for lab work and for medical-tubing production.

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Extrusion: Ironing-Roll Winder For Jumbo Rolls

Targets cast PP and barrier film applications.

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Film Extrusion

Cree Charts His Own Course As President of Addex

No fly-by-nighter, Addex exec’s been flying since he was a teenager, and it’s now his preferred way to travel on 大象传媒.

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Packaging

Uncertainty in Foil Market Spurs Metallized OPP & PET Growth

Toray’s advanced barrier-durable metallized films are designed for foil-replacement applications.

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Process Cooling