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VOLUME 60 • NUMBER 12 4 FROM THE EDITOR 6 STARTING UP CLOSE-UP 10 Fakuma 2014 16 Taipei Plas KNOW HOW 20 Materials 24 Injection Molding 28 Extrusion 32 Blow Molding 34 Tooling KEEPING UP WITH TECHNOLOGY 68 Additives 68 Welding 69 Injection Molding 69 Extrusion 71 Compounding 71 Decorating 72 Materials YOUR BUSINESS 77 Hourly Rates 78 Resin Pricing Analysis 80 Processors' Business Index 82 Market Watch 88 Processor's Edge Overcome Typical Challenges in LSR Molding Here's a quick overview of basic mold and machine factors behind common LSR molding headaches and how to avoid them. By Troy Smith, Roembke Mfg. & Andy Stirn, Milacron How to Mold Long-Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics Here's the machinery, tooling, and process know-how you need to get the most out of these high-perfor- mance materials. By Karl Hoppe and Bruce Vietor, RTP Company Cover Story Why Processors Are Rediscovering Liquid Colorants In extrusion, injection, and blow molding, liquid color is enjoying something of a renaissance. Cost is one reason, but advances in pigments, carriers, delivery systems, and innovative service programs have played a role too. (Cover photo: PolyOne/ ColorMatrix) By Lilli Manolis Sherman, Senior Editor 56 64 50 58 38 Guidelines for Drying PET PET is extremely hygroscopic, highly moisture sensitive, and one of the toughest challenges to dry. Here are the basic principles of doing it right for rigid packaging applications. By Pete Stoughton, Consultant How Characterizing and Modeling Chemical Foaming Agents Can Help Your Process Knowing ahead of time what will happen when your CFA produces gas can help you design or improve your process to boost quality and cost efectiveness. By Joel Lischefski and Dan Clark, Teel Analytical Laboratories 140 Years…And Growing Stronger Now in its ffth generation of family ownership, Bixby International isn't all about output. Its focus is on creating solutions in highly customized markets that aren't necessarily associated with sheet. By Jim Callari, Editorial Director 46 On-Site Tips and Techniques Tips and Techniques Tips and Techniques Troubleshooting PTonline.com 1 Plastics Technology