Plastics Processing

The race towards zero-defect production in injection molding, as well as the increasing complexity of the molded parts, has stimulated the development of a number of sensors to transmit information from inside the mold and allow dynamic control of the injection molding process.
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Milacron Plastics Technologies, a worldwide supplier of plastics-processing technologies, recently presented NPE2012 attendees with a hands-on look at updated Roboshot all-electric injection molding and control technologies, now available to customers.
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DaniMer Scientific, LLC is releasing a new biobased label adhesive, designated DaniMer 92721, to eliminate the problems associated with polyethylene terephthalate (PET) container recycling. To develop the adhesive, DaniMer utilized renewable building blocks from two world-class suppliers: Dupont Tate & Lyle, and Myriant.
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Ticona Engineering Polymers today introduced a newly developed grade of Fortron^® that is the first polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) designed for use with 3D robotic manipulated blow molding for tubular components with extreme complex geometries.
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Release Coating 8012 is a solvent based paste wax that remains thicker longer while delivering effective release and complete coverage. Molders need to apply Release Coating 8012 less often. This new heavy duty paste wax from Huron Technologies, Inc. saves time for molding operations.
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A new thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) developed by Bayer MaterialScience together with the BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing in Berlin, Germany, shows that plastics can also have a memory.
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Researchers from A*STAR's Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) and their commercial partners have developed a new plastic that reflects just 0.09 - 0.2% of the visible light hitting its surface. This matches or betters existing anti-reflective and anti-glare plastics in the market, which typically have reported reflectivity of around 1% of visible light.
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Eriez' innovative PolyMag(r) Process is a groundbreaking development in multi-material plastics separation. With Eriez' PolyMag Process, costly hand sorting and other labor intensive procedures molders may use to recover valuable mixed resins are a thing of the past.
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No. 1003 is a gas-fired, 500ºF (~260ºC) walk-in oven from Grieve, currently used for drying molded fiber parts at the customer’s facility.  Workspace dimensions in this oven measure 48” W x 48” D x 72” H.  800,000 BTU/HR are installed in a modulating natural gas burner to heat the oven chamber, while a 4200 CFM, 3-HP recirculating blower provides vertical upward airflow from a duct beneath the loading truck to the workload.
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Borealis, a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics solutions, will launch cutting-edge advances for the pipe and advanced packaging sectors at Plastpol 2012 from May 29 - June 1 in Kielce, Poland.
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