AIMPLAS, a plastics technological center in Valencia, Spain, has developed a methodology that enables the biodegradability of ...

Aimed at complex profiles such as PVC lineals, retrofittable system adds turbulent cooling to calibrator to boost output by ...

MATERIALS: Melt Flow Rate Testing—Part 10 Two areas where the melt flow rate test it is not useful are related to processing.

Read about injection molders who have shifted everything from quality control and scheduling to production and process ...

Tooling for plastics production include molds, mold components, ejector pins, mold bases, nozzles, mold cores, mold cavities, conformal cooling.

The intensification ratio is equal to the ratio of the effective areas of the hydraulic ram to that of the screw check valve. Since those values often are not readily available, the intensification ...

Film extrusion is divided into two subcategories: cast film (flat film) and blown film. In cast film extrusion, hot plastic is extruded through a flat, slit die onto a polished chill roll where it is ...

Processing PET into bottles can take two steps. In the first step, PET is injection molded into a mini bottle complete with threads, called a preform. This preform is then reheated, stretched and ...

Plastics Technology covers technical and business Information for Plastics Processors in Injection Molding, Extrusion, Blow Molding, Plastic Additives, Compounding, Plastic Materials, and Resin ...

Solving Issues with Gloss Your problem may be related to tooling, material, processing, or combinations thereof. Here’s how to find the root cause.

Pipe is formed when plastics is extruded through a round shaping die, cooled in a water bath, and either cut and coiled. Used in manufacture of medical tubing; PVC pipe; HDPE pipe; siding; plastic ...

Density & Molecular Weight in Polyethylene This so-called 'commodity' material is actually quite complex, making selecting the right type a challenge.