Recently added articles from Plastics Technology:
Datebook.(Calendar)
Jun 01, 2009 ... JUNE 22-24 * ANTEC 2009 Society of Plastics Engineers, McCormick Place West, Chicago (203-740-5452) 22-26 * NPE 2009 Society of the Plastics Industry, McCormick Place, Chicago (202-974-5235) 22-26 * MOLDMAKING EXPO 09 ...
What kind of a show will it be?(editorial)
Jun 01, 2009; ... NPE 2009 in Chicago next month will be like previous triennial shows--but it will be different, too. The mood this time around may be somewhat subdued. A handful of prominent machinery names will be absent this time, and there will be even fewer major material suppliers than ever before ...
Hot-runner temperature and valve gate control.(keeping up: injection molding)
Jun 01, 2009 ... A new line of control systems combines hot-runner temperature control and sequential valve-gate control in one enclosure with one interface and setup menu. The new Sequential Valve Gate Control (SVGC) from Gammaflux L.P., Sterling, Va., can control eight to 32 pneumatic or hydraulic valve ...
Valve gate series for all types of resins.(keeping up: injection molding)
Jun 01, 2009 ... A new series of hot-runner valve gates for use with abrasive compounds, semi-crystalline engineering resins, and general' purpose thermoplastics comes from Manner International LP, Lawrenceville, Ga, Its new Multi Combi Nozzle (MCN), introduced at last year's IPF show in Tokyo, have a ...
All-servo robot for presses up to 220 tons.(keeping up: injection molding)
Jun 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A new high-speed, all-servo robot with three or five axes of motion comes from Sailor Automation Inc., Placentia, Calif. The RZ-200VE line for presses up to 220 tons boasts positioning ...
Enhanced all-electric presses for lenses.(keeping up: injection molding)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Japan Steel Works (represented by JSW Plastics Machinery Inc., Elk Grove Village, Ill.) has upgraded its all-electric presses for precision lenses, which were shown at the IPF show in Tokyo last fall. The 39-ton model J35AD-LS-15H at the show (also offered in 59 tons) had new closed-loop ...
New system extrudes EPS pellets.(keeping up: extrusion)
Jun 01, 2009 ... A new approach to making EPS pellets for bead foam molding uses an extruder in place of a continuous polymer reactor. Last year, Sulzer Chemtech in Switzerland (U.S. office in Tulsa, Okla.) sold the first developmental extrusion system to mix PS and blowing agent, blend the two with static ...
'Brushed metal' film is embossed.(keeping up: extrusion)
Jun 01, 2009 ... MacDermid Autotype in the U.K. (U.S. office in Rolling Meadows, Ill.) is introducing Autotex Steel, a textured metallic-appearance film that is embossed with a brushed look. Brushed metal effects on films are usually made by scratching or brushing, which is reportedly less consistent and ...
Thermochromic films can have multiple color changes.(keeping up: extrusion)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Custom film processor Wiman Corp., Sauk Rapids, Minn., worked with customer Debra Aperfine to develop flexible, waterproof thermochromic films for children's apparel, novelties, and other applications. Thermochromic dyes and pigments change color with temperature. At a certain tunable ...
Gravimetric blender boasts added precision.(keeping up: extrusion)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Whereas most batch gravimetric blenders weigh each ingredient one at a tune taro a blender bowl. Plast Control's first gravimetric blender has two weigh chambers with toad cells. Each receives material from two or three ingredient hoppers. Each ingredient hopper has two slide gates, a ...
News in long-fiber thermoplastics at NPE.(keeping up: materials)
Jun 01, 2009 ... At NPE next month, at least two materials suppliers will be featuring new developments in long-fiber thermoplastic (LFT) compounds. PolyOne Corp. of Cleveland has just launched its first products of this type, called OnForce LFT (photo). The company says they are optimized for surface ...
PLA/PC alloys debut in North America.(keeping up: materials)
Jun 01, 2009 ... As we reported ill November and January, there is activity in blending polylactide (PLA) bioresins with engineering polymers for use in durable products such as laptops, cellphones, and auto parts. Now. polycarbonate/PLA blends are commercially available here from Bayer MaterialScience, ...
High-ESCR HDPE for bottles.(keeping up: materials)
Jun 01, 2009 ... An excellent combination of ESCR and stiffness is claimed for a new HDPE for blow molding personal-care and detergent containers and toys. Available from Basell Polyolefins, a LyondellBasell company, Wilmington, Del., Hostalen ACP 5231D (0.952 g/cc density, 0.30 MFR) is said to provide ...
New inorganic orange.(keeping up: additives)
Jun 01, 2009 ... BASF Coating & Plastic Chemicals in Germany (U.S. office in Florham Park, N.J.) has developed a new brilliant orange pigment that has been assigned Color Index designation Pigment Orange 82. Sicopal Orange K 2430 is a bismuth vanadate ...
New ultramarine pigments at NPE.(keeping up: additives)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Holliday Pigments of the U.K. is showing new developments in ultramarine pigments for plastics at NPE 2009. The company is exhibiting with its U.S. distributor, Brenntag Specialties Inc. (BSI), S. Plainfield, N.J. Three new additions to Holliday's Preinier and Prestige ranges are slightly ...
Updated twin-bed dryers enhance process stability.(keeping up: auxiliaries)
Jun 01, 2009 ... At the NPE show next month, Wittmann Battenfeld, Torrington, Conn., will display its new Drymax E Series twin-bed central dryers. They have new pneumatic switchover valves for faster changes between desiccant beds. This helps improve process stability, Wittmann says. The valves use only a ...
New web treatment process combines corona & coating.(keeping up: auxiliaries)
Jun 01, 2009 ... What is described as a dramatically new technology for pretreating and functionalizing plastic films will see its U.S. debut at the NPE show in Chicago next month. Already used in Europe, the patented Calvasol aerosol system was developed in Germany by the Kalwar Group. It is available ...
'Green' portable chillers save space & energy.(keeping up: auxiliaries)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Smaller footprint, energy savings, and enhanced control (including a handheld pendant) are some of the new features of the first "green" chiller from ACS Group, New Berlin, Wis. New GP Series portable chillers introduce several new technologies that will later appear on central chillers ....
Magnetic platen system gets enhanced controls.(keeping up: tooling)
Jun 01, 2009 ... The Intelligent Magnetic Clamping (IMAG) system from developed by Staubli Corp., Duncan, S.C., now has additional monitoring features and can be used with thinner back plates (13 mm) than before. IMAG now displays the holding force and compares it with the opposing forces on the mold. A ...
New prehardened steels for injection molds.(keeping up: tooling)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Two grades of Toolox prehardened tool steel plates are now offered by Hasco America Inc., Fletcher, N.C. New Toolox steels are made by SSAB Oxelosund AB in Sweden. These low-carbon steels are said to have low residual stresses, which helps achieve nearly distortion-free machining, and ...