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Machinery Shipments Rise in the Second Quarter
Plastics machinery shipments in North America grew for the fifth consecutive quarter on a year-over-year basis, while also topping first quarter results.
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NIST Looks at Big Picture of Nanoparticle Manufacturing
New paper aims to identify problems that are common for different materials, processes and applications.
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LyondellBasell's Advanced Polymer Solutions Business to Focus on Diverse Market Applications
New ´óÏó´«Ã½ combines LyondellBasell's PP compounding assets with A. Schulman’s product portfolio.
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Electronic Flow Monitoring Gives Medical Molder a Better Handle on Mold Cooling
Monitoring water flow and temperature in individual channels proves a valuable tool for process validation and troubleshooting.
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Pricing Trajectory is Flat-to-Down for Most Volume Resins
Nylons 6 and 66 are the key exceptions due to tightness of feedstock and resin.
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Four Colorant Companies Combined into One Entity
Breen, Chroma, Hudson, and Carolina Color are now Chroma Color Corporation.
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Processor Business Continues Growth
July’s Index is up nearly 7% from last July. Custom processors report second-highest Index since 2013.
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Market Trends in Polymer Additive Manufacturing
Unlike the BetaMax/VHS technology debate, all the established polymer print technologies have a viable long-term role to play in the 3D-printing industry.
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Materials: Self-Bonding LSR Optimizes Overmolding with Specialty Copolyester
Momentive’s new LSR series enables overmolding with Eastman’s Tritan in a single-step process.
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Welding: Advanced Ultrasonic Servo Presses
MS Ultrasonic Group’s new family of welders features an integrated servo drive and patented technology.
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