Best Practices for Plastic Processors | Plastics Technology
WEB6 days ago · Feeder performance is crucial to operating extrusion and compounding lines. And consistent, reliable feeding depends in large part on selecting a feeder compatible with the materials and additives you intend to process. Follow these tips to analyze your feeder requirements. best practices 6 Aug 2024.
PBT and PET Polyester: The Difference Crystallinity Makes
WEBSep 29, 2012 · PBT, with greater spacing between the aromatic rings, crystallizes more efficiently than PET. But PET, if it is successfully crystallized, provides for better mechanical properties, including strength, stiffness, and performance at elevated temperature. Most consumers are familiar with PET in the containers that holds their bottled water or ...
Plastics Technology - Drying
WEBMay 13, 2023 · 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.
Boston Dynamics Stretches Into Autonomous Warehouse Robotics
WEBJun 27, 2024 · A Simpler Way to Calculate Shot Size vs. Barrel Capacity READ MORE. Boston Dynamics has released its second commercial product, an autonomous mobile robot (AMR) designed for warehouses. Stretch is a battery-powered robot the size of a pallet with onboard sensors that enable it to “see” …
Rethinking Regrind | Plastics Technology
WEBOct 29, 2021 · In January 2018, he joined IPL Plastics as process engineering manager. Contact: (262) 909-5648; rgattshall@gmail.com. ; Regrind and recycled material are often requisite in projects these days, but for many molders, the …
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Mixed Pricing Outlook for Commodity Resins for Q4 2021
WEBSep 10, 2021 · PE Prices May Retreat. Through July, polyethylene price hikes in 2021 totaled 43¢/lb for L/LLDPE and 41¢/lb for HDPE. But PE prices were flat in August, and though suppliers came out with a 5¢/lb increase for September, signs emerged last month that prices could stay put or even decline.
How to Choose | Plastics Technology - Process Cooling
WEBCooling tower systems are used for applications where a fluid cooler is not able to get cold enough. A cooling tower system can provide a reliable source of cool water year round in the 70°F to 100°F temperature range. Cooling towers work through the process of evaporation. Water is sprayed over plastic cooling tower fill, which creates a ...
Troubleshooting Melt Fracture in Profile, Tubing Extrusion
WEBOct 1, 2001 · A troubleshooting timeline helped a tubing processor to isolate the source of a processing problem. One extrusion line suddenly started making tubing with surface roughness caused by melt fracture. Melt fracture can take a variety of appearances—slip-stick (or "bamboo"), palm-tree, spiral, or random roughness (Fig. 2).
Making Polypropylene the Next Big Thing in Recycling
WEBJun 22, 2021 · The development of the technology began when P&G was looking for more ways to incorporate additional recycled content into its applications, specifically targeting PP. With limited amounts of recycled PP available, P&G set out to develop its own process to purify waste PP. “It's not mechanical recycling.
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