Best Practices for Plastic Processors | Plastics Technology
WEBSep 18, 2024 · Automation is a must-have for molders of pipettes. Make sure your supplier provides assurances of throughput and output, manpower utilization, floor space consumption and payback period. The right color measurement instrument and good working methods will minimize variability in color evaluation of PCR.
Latest Issue | Plastics Technology
WEBAug 30, 2024 · 2024 Handbook & Buyers' Guide READ NOW. November 2023 READ NOW. October 2023 READ NOW. SEE MORE ISSUES. The latest issue of Plastics Technology magazine covers plastic technologies, shopfloor operations, and case studies written by staff editors and industry experts.
ABC Technologies to Acquire Windsor Mold Group Technologies
WEBDec 28, 2022 · ABC Technologies Holdings Inc. (Toronto) has acquired Windsor Mold Group (WMG) Technologies from the Bierer family for $165 million. Based in Windsor, ON, and founded in 1972, WMGT has moldmaking and injection molding facilities in Windsor, with additional facilities in Amherstburg, ON; Saline, …
Plastics Technology - Drying
WEB5 days ago · Dryers are used to minimize or eliminate problems that moisture in the plastics cause during processing. Includes resin drying; hygroscopic resins; desiccant dryer; wheel dryer; vacuum dryer; drying PET; drying PC; drying ABS; dryin nylon.
Injection Molding | Plastics Technology
WEB4 days ago · Rotational Molding: Foam Single and Multilayered Parts with CFAs An overview on the use of chemical foaming agents (CFAs) to successfully foam single and multilayered rotational molding parts, this webinar will illustrate the multiple benefits rotational molders can achieve including reducing resin consumption, decreasing part weight, enhancing wall thickness and improving structural rigidity.
Plastics Processes and Technologies | Plastics Technology
WEBSep 20, 2024 · Plastics Processes and Technologies. Plastics processes and technologies include additive manufacturing, blow molding, compounding, robotic automation, injection molding, extrusion, feeding and blending, heating and cooling, drying, thermoforming and resin conveying. NPE.
Blow Molding | Plastics Technology
WEB3 days ago · Blow Molding. Blow molding is used in the manufacture of hollow plastic parts, creating common components like PET bottles, HDPE jugs, and jerry cans. Variations on the process include extrusion blow molding (EBM), injection blow molding (IBM), and injection stretch blow molding (ISBM). PET.
Events | Plastics Technology
WEBYour Tour Guide to Plastics Technology’s 2023 Events. Get your clicking finger in shape and sign up for all that we have in store for you in 2023. Robust Molding, Extrusion Conference Programming in the Works. Molding 2023 to take place Aug. 29-30 in Minnesota; Extrusion 2023 slated for Oct. 10-12 in Indiana.
Plastics Extrusion | Plastics Technology
WEB3 days ago · Extrusion is a continuous process through which parts of a fixed cross-sectional profile are made. Material is fed through a hopper into an extruder, essentially a rotating screw surrounded by a heated barrel, where it is mixed, melted and pumped through a die. The die gives the part its shape. Types include film extrusion, sheet extrusion, pipe, profile and tubing extrusion.
Connected Compounder | Plastics Technology
WEBMar 26, 2021 · Compounding. Jim Callari. Editorial Director, Plastics Technology. The plastics processing market first heard rumblings of terms like Industry 4.0, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Big Data and the Connected Factory about five to six years ago. For many in plastics, the coming-out party for these concepts was the K 2016 show in ...
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