Extrusion

Sheet Extrusion

Processors Align to Offer FFS Solutions

A maker of forming films for packaging and a maker of lidstock films join forces.

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Film Extrusion

New York Bagmaker Expands to Texas

Can liner firm Aluf adds capacity in Lone Star state.

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Extrusion

Screw, Barrel Innovator Paul Colby Dies

Entrepreneur who built Spirex into a leading producer of screws and barrels was inducted into the Plastics Hall of Fame in 2009.

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PPA Adds Four to 2015 Membership Roster

Group also names Gail Bristol new president.

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Film Extrusion

‘Breakthrough’ Tech Allows for Fast Sheet-Thickness Changes

New system uses a single-point adjustment to change the lip gap and modify the lip land length at the same time.

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Entek Running World’s Largest Line for Lead-Acid Battery Separators

Machine-building sister company furnished the twin-screw extruder and most other line components.

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EXTRUSION AND COMPOUNDING AT NPE: The Word Is ‘More’

As in speed, power, quality, flexibility, layers, and efficiency. Those are the trends across all extrusion processes.

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Blow Molding

Surging Growth

Processors have been expanding at a fast and furious pace since October.

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Extrusion

EXTRUSION: Are Grooved-Feed Extruders Right for You?

In specific circumstances, this design can increase output and reduce melt temperature. But grooved feed throats are not for every application.

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Resin Conveying

Detect When Equipment Needs Maintenance—Before It’s Too Late

New technology to debut next month at NPE warns when preventive maintenance is needed, before equipment failure disrupts production.

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Plastics Size Reduction
Process Cooling