Plastics Technology

APR 2017

Plastics Technology - Dedicated to improving Plastics Processing.

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VOLUME 6 3 • NUMBER 0 4 52 46 4 FROM THE EDITOR 6 STARTING UP CLOSE-UP 12 Carbon Nanotubes 18 Materials KNOW HOW 22 Materials 28 Injection Molding 32 Extrusion 36 Tooling KEEPING UP WITH TECHNOLOGY 62 Heating/Cooling 62 Injection Molding 63 Extrusion 64 Materials 68 Parts Conveying 69 Blow Molding 69 Size Reduction 70 Materials Handling 71 Tooling 71 Auxiliaries 72 Compression Molding 73 Testing/Measuring 75 Robots YOUR BUSINESS 77 Resin-Pricing Analysis 80 Plastics Business Index 82 Market Watch 83 Marketplace 88 Processor's Edge Optimize Feeding to Make More Money in Twin-Screw Compounding Follow these practical examples to improve the feeding efficiency and productivity of your process. By Alex Utracki, Coperion Corp. On-Site Global Packaging Giant Sets Sights on U.S. Well established in other parts of the world, Greiner Packaging is bringing its wide array of food- packaging technologies to the U.S. market. By Jim Callari, Editorial Director 56 42 New Research Reaffirms FDA Guidelines for Virgin PET Cap as Barrier Study refutes previous research that raised doubts over V-PET's effec- tiveness as a functional barrier layer when coextruded with R-PET. By Sushant Jain, PTi LLC Use Molding Simulation To Avoid Surface-Finish Defects It's not just for successful mold filling and cooling. Simulation can help predict and overcome cosmetic defects in molded parts. By Brian Pelley, Autodesk Tips and Techniques Tips and Techniques Feature Coverage PTonline.com 1 Plastics Technology

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