DEARBORN, MICH. (Aug. 14, 2:30 p.m. ET) -- Plastics are prominent in multiple gold-winning entries in the 2012 International Design Excellence Awards. Medical equipment, smartphones, an infant warmer, a task light and headphones are among ...
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Cleveland PolyOne Corporation(NYSE:POL),a premier global provider of specialized polymer materials,services and solutions,today announced that Finland-based Kruunutekniikka Oy,a leading manufacturer of solid-state LED lighting systems,has ...
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Songwon Industrial Group finished 2011 on a high note having announced a number of key events that demonstrate how growth is at the heart of its success now and in the future. Capacity at its state- of-the-art Maeam plant was increased ...
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The NPE 2012 exhibition takes place in Orlando, the US, on 1-5 April. Our preview takes a look at a selection of the machinery, materials and service companies that will be exhibiting at the fair. American Kuhne Stand 3551 American Kuhne is ...
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Despite a market recovery following the 2008-9 recession, demand for European food and beverage packaging in specific areas is being hit by "structural changes" including the sustainability trend. Applied Market Information (AMI) drew this ...
KraussMaffei announced on November 17 that it has received an order from BMW to supply a large number of injection molding, reaction process and automation machines and systems for the support of series production and research and ...
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Compression molding is a method of molding in which the molding material, generally preheated, is first placed in an open, heated mold cavity. The mold is closed with a top force or plug member, pressure is applied to force the material ...
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The MFI test is used widely among the various segments of the plastics industry. The difficulty is that any two labs can easily come up with different results, making it difficult to determine whether a material meets a desired MFI spec. ...
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Powder coating is a solid powder state, and with powder with coating, and then heated state of harmony flow flat or dissolve the solidified into film coating. Powder coating VOC content is low, remove easy, after spraying coatings can be ...
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Injection molders can simplify inventories by using a single TPE that is said to adhere to a wide variety of thermoplastics in overmolding. New Elastocon STK40BX is an SEBS-based TPE (40 Shore A) from Elastocon TPE Technologies, Inc., ...
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The thermoplastic compounding industry continued to grow in Asia and Latin America during the global recession, but the market was constrained in Europe, according to a series of reports by market research firm Applied Market Information ...
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