After 60 years at the firm started by his father, John Winzeler is retiring and has sold his gear molding business to a ...

AIMPLAS, a plastics technological center in Valencia, Spain, has developed a methodology that enables the biodegradability of ...

Yizumi Rebrands, Dropping HPM Name The maker of injection molding and die-casting machines will now be Yizumi, not Yizumi-HPM, unifying its global identity and worldwide growth strategy.

Xaloy has launched TriMetalX, an extruder barrel that the company says offers more durability and performance for processing highly corrosive resins. TriMetalX barrels are built via a proprietary ...

Aimed at complex profiles such as PVC lineals, retrofittable system adds turbulent cooling to calibrator to boost output by ...

Read about injection molders who have shifted everything from quality control and scheduling to production and process ...

The intensification ratio is equal to the ratio of the effective areas of the hydraulic ram to that of the screw check valve. Since those values often are not readily available, the intensification ...

Pearlescence, haze, rocker bottoms, and top-load failure are common ills that can afflict PET bottles. Cures for all of these are readily available. An article in the December 2014 issue (Blow Molding ...

Density & Molecular Weight in Polyethylene This so-called 'commodity' material is actually quite complex, making selecting the right type a challenge.

Solving Issues with Gloss Your problem may be related to tooling, material, processing, or combinations thereof. Here’s how to find the root cause.

Melt Flow Rate Testing–Part 1 Though often criticized, MFR is a very good gauge of the relative average molecular weight of the polymer. Since molecular weight (MW) is the driving force behind ...

Five Quick Steps Toward Better Blending Rising costs of resins and additives, along with higher demands for quality and use of regrind, place a premium on proficient blending. Here are some steps to ...