Extrusion

Hot Runners

Milacron to Show Wide Range of New Technologies at K 2016 Milacron

New developments in injection and blow molding, extrusion, hot runners, and tooling will be featured.

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Sheet Extrusion

PTi Breaks Ground on Major Expansion

$10 million investment Illinois HQ to meet growing North American demand for sheet.

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Extrusion

Maag, Gala and RE Scheer form Maag Americas

This newly formed entity of Maag will offer customers in the polymer industry a local sales and service support through a consolidated network.

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Testing

New ASTM Standard Proposed For Film-Thickness Measurement

Proposed non-contact method reportedly will help processors get "more precise and accurate measurements.'

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Postindustrial

Chasing the Perfect Pellet

Petoskey Plastics began recycling in 1978 and continues to expand its green footprint by offering pellets specifically for thin-gauge blown film.

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economics

June’s Index: 46.8

But plants with 100-249 employees expand for fourth straight month.

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EXTRUSION: Orientation: The Good and the Bad

Depending on what you are trying to accomplish, molecular orientation can have a positive or negative impact on your part. Here’s how to control it.

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Packaging

LLDPE Replaces Paper In Additive Packaging

The new packaging system replaces paper bags with more robust LLDPE bags.

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Biopolymers

Strong Growth Projected for Wood-Plastic Composites Market

North America held the largest share of the multi-billion dollar market in 2015.

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Postindustrial

Connecticut Joins Film Recycling Initiative

A major focus of the new partnership will be to increase voluntary participation in the recycling of plastic bags, wraps and other film packaging at supermarkets, grocery stores and other retail locations.

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