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Jim Frankland | columnist
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Wood on plastics
Moldmaker explores new molding
technologies.
More costs, opportunities beckon in
medical market.
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Study bodes well for high-speed extrusion.
Commodity prices soar.
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resin Buying strategies
processor strategies
Drying technology lets moldmaker expand.
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in every issue
Dimensional stability after molding: Part 2
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Don't ignore nozzle temperature control.
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New ventures, acquisitions in
engineered compounding.
U.S. source for Borealis medical resins. Partnership for
advanced PET preform molding
machinery. Nano-layer shrink
flm. Two-shot PC auto glazing/
spoiler combination.
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The evolving barrier screw.
keeping up
With technology
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injection molding
Economical hot-runner controllers.
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auxiliaries
Industrial-size 3D printer. CMMs and
vision systems packaged with free 'extras.'
next month
editorial
New plastics processor
business index in the works.
Capture airborne particles from blown
flm extrusion.
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starting up
marketplace
Website locator, literature, and
classifed advertising.
Sustainability in Packaging: Four processors' approaches.
How Clear-Lam innovates. Tips on welding.
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Steve Johnson | columnist
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Mike Sepe | columnist
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Robert Slawska | columnist
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Bill Wood | columnist
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