However, not all innovations are equal and nor do they follow a constant upward trend. Instead, their evolution takes the form of an S-shaped curve that reflects their typical lifecycle from early ...

Extrusion and injection molding are the most important conversion techniques used by the thermoplastics processing industry. Certain factors need to be considered before a thermoplastics material is ...

Heritage Plastics' new Minapol additive technology, delivered in palletized mineral concentrates, is designed to improve the productivity, physical properties, and profitability of polyolefin molding ...

After 80 years in business, Kautex Maschinenbau GmbH officials know good old-fashioned word of mouth is often the best way to reach more customers. To that end, the German machine maker partnered with ...

Plastic is abundant in business and everyday life. You find it as product components, packaging and even in the containers used to ship products. For businesses interested in manufacturing or ...

Engineering plastics experts (left to right) Tilmann Sontag, Loreen Winkelhake and Arthur Rieb evaluate the quality of a hollow part reinforced with Tepex during blow molding at the Dormagen Technical ...

Millad NX8500E clarifying agent permits extrusion-blow molding of polypropylene for glossy, glass-clear containers with little yellowness. Processors can save energy with cycle-time reductions, lower ...

“Discover, engineer, build” is an apt slogan for Virtual Engineering Days, scheduled for June 15 to 17, 2021. While the virtual event caters to manufacturing professionals and engineers across a ...

Sometimes inspiration comes from a customer. That is certainly the case for Jim Benton, owner of Poly-Tech Plastic Molding Inc. in Prairie Grove, Ark. A request for a better plastic face shield has ...