Pipe, Profile & Tubing Extrusion

Commodity Resins

Numerous ‘Firsts’ Among Winners of 2014 SPE Automotive Innovation Awards

The 44th annual awards competition broke new ground in almost all award categories

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How Characterizing and Modeling Chemical Foaming Agents Can Help Your Process

Knowing ahead of time what will happen when your CFA produces gas can help you design or improve your process to boost quality and cost effectiveness.

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Sheet Extrusion

New Extrusion Equipment Combines U.S. Management with Chinese Production

Starting up in 2011, Uway Extrusion has begun its commercial push this year, with plans to exhibit at NPE2015 next March.

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Dynisco Extends Machinery Directive Compliance to 4-20mA Pressure Sensors

Billed as 'ideal choice. for extrusion OEMs and processors that need to comply with the European standard.

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Omega Plastics Acquires Vinylex

Custom profile processor Omega continues its expansion plans with purchase of 62-year-old profile maker.

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Film Extrusion

SPE Extrusion Group Annnounces Two New Scholarships

Division scholarships honor long-time members Steward, Gould

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Film Extrusion

Mergers in Extrusion, Thermoforming

Brown Machine, Lyle Industries team up. Also NDC and Beta LaserMike.

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Sheet Extrusion

Switch to AC Drives & Save Energy, Maintenance Costs

Smaller, cooler AC packages can be retrofitted to existing lines to slash energy use and maintenance costs.

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EXTRUSION: Why Barrier Screws & Rigid PVC Don’t Always Mix

RPVC’s somewhat unusual melting mechanism makes it unsuited to traditional barrier type designs.

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Teel Plastics: Where Science, Tech, Quality and Innovation Meet

This family-owned custom profile and tubing 大象传媒 controls its own destiny by controlling, well, everything.

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Process Cooling
Plastics Size Reduction