Articles from Plastics Technology (February 1, 2003)

1-73 out of 73 article(s)

Title	Author	Type	Words
A flurry of new year's price hikes. (Pricing Update: Your Business).	Block, Debbie Galante		1818
BASF buys Honeywell's engineering plastics. (In Brief: Your Business).		Brief Article	91
CAD modeler gets smarter at surfacing & assembly. (Keeping Up with CAD).			214
Cast prototypes of reinforced nylon 6 match injection molded quality. (Close-Up: Prototyping).	Sherman, Lilli Manolis		793
Chemical purging: when & how to do it right. (Troubleshooter: Blow Molding).	Haste, Frank Van		1072
Clean dust off webs at 2000 ft/min. (Keeping Up with Extrusion).			111
Coex pancake die has changeable inserts. (Keeping Up with Extrusion).			120
Colorants add gloss & sparkle to packaging. (Keeping Up with Additives).			120
Dow creates specialty polyolefins market team. (In Brief: Your Business).		Brief Article	120
Dow discontinues Blox thermoplastic epoxies. (In Brief: Your Business).		Brief Article	83
Emboss film without heat. (Keeping Up with Extrusion).			89
Evalca & Kuraray open Detroit-area office. (In Brief: Your Business).		Brief Article	84
ExxonMobil adds mLLDPE with higher densities. (Keeping Up with Materials).			113
Filter keeps runners clean. (Keeping Up with Tooling).			100
Five-layer feedblock adjusts TD uniformity. (Keeping Up with Extrusion).			114
Formable EMI/RFI films use conductive ink. (Keeping Up with Thermoforming).			109
Formed TPU medical balloons replace latex. (Keeping Up with Thermoforming).			87
Gas assist can replace a hot runner. (Keeping Up with Injection Molding).			235
Grooved idler rolls flatten wrinkled webs. (Keeping Up with Auxiliaries).			60
Growing share of IP skin market seen for TPOs & slush molding. (In Brief: Your Business).		Brief Article	296
High pressing speed for fast-cure resins. (Keeping Up with Composites).			99
How to buy universal testing machines. (Outfitting Your Lab).	Sherman, Lilli Manolis		3071
Huge 6-layer sheet lines built for gas tanks. (Keeping Up with Extrusion).			166
Humidity won't wilt this SLA resin. (Keeping Up with Materials).			132
Industry datebook.		Calendar	349
Injection molded furniture in a slump. (Outlook: Your Business).	Thedinger, Bart		669
Lasers track faster profile line speeds. (Keeping Up with Extrusion).			102
Long-fiber PBTs minimize warpage. (Keeping Up with Materials).			143
Low-styrene gel coats and FR iso-polyesters. (Keeping Up with Composites).			108
LSR molder finds an old trick can overcome new challenges. (Know-How).	Knights, Mikell		507
LSRs have low volatiles. (Keeping Up with Materials).			67
Marking insert can be changed at parting line. (Keeping Up with Tooling).			159
Medical tubes shrink at lower temperatures. (Keeping Up with Extrusion).			100
Metal-power injection molding moves into larger parts. (Close-Up: Injection Molding).	Knights, Mikell		1171
Mini twin screw for scale-up. (Keeping Up with Compounding).			69
Mixheads for car seats give added flexibility. (Keeping Up with RIM/Urethanes).			240
Multi-component press makes options standard. (Keeping Up with Injection Molding).			172
Nanocor teams up with PolyOne in nanocomposites. (In Brief: Your Business).		Brief Article	190
New concentrates give special looks to bottles. (Keeping Up with Additives).			121
New high-flow PCTG for clear medical parts. (Keeping Up with Materials).			107
New HQ for Leister. (In Brief: Your Business).		Brief Article	33
New hybrid sizes & metal molding unit debut. (Keeping Up with Injection Molding).			204
New option for medical containers. (Keeping Up with Thermoforming).			143
New player emerges in downstream equipment. (Keeping Up with Blow Molding).			133
New PPA puts the brakes on thermosets. (Keeping Up with Materials).			69
New SMMA hangs tough. (Keeping Up with Materials).			167
New source of hybrid units. (Keeping Up with Injection Molding).		Brief Article	100
New SPI committee on magnetic mold clamps. (In Brief: Your Business).		Brief Article	87
New TPVs for soft touch. (Keeping Up with Materials).			85
New unit's broaden vertical line. (Keeping Up with Injection Molding).			121
Nova buys PS business from Deltech Polymers. (In Brief: Your Business).		Brief Article	69
On the mend. (Editorial).	Naitove, Matt	Editorial	404
PEEK heat resistance goes up a notch. (Keeping Up with Materials).			68
PolyOne to sell Techmer PM stake. (In Brief: Your Business).			52
Purified cellulose fibers show promise in reinforced thermoplastics. (Close-Up: Additives).	Schut, Jan H.		907
PVC black concentrate is more efficient. (Keeping Up with Additives).			142
RF-sealable PET sheet replaces PVC & PETG. (Keeping Up with Extrusion).			161
Simple IR analyzer checks nylon layer in film. (Keeping Up with Auxiliaries).			173
Simulation software gains new capabilities. (Keeping Up with Injection Molding).			222
Small leak detector is quick & simple to use. (Keeping Up with Auxiliaries).			106
Software integrates QC & ERP. (In Brief: Your Business).			149
Specialty compounds for rotational molding. (Keeping Up with Materials).			137
Stretching film's limits.	Schut, Jan H.		2760
Super-clear PP barrier bottles are now stretch-blow molded. (Close-Up: Blow Molding).	Leaversuch, Robert		499
Taking multi-component molding to the max. (Keeping Up with Injection Molding).			145
Thermal analyzer performs simultaneous DSC/TGA. (Keeping Up with Auxiliaries).			83
Top-to-bottom PET bottle inspection is now automated. (Keeping Up with Blow Molding).			91
Ultrasonic pipe gauging made easier. (Keeping Up with Extrusion).			127
UV wand spot-cures adhesives. (Keeping Up with Auxiliaries).			97
Van Dorn & Demag form new group. (In Brief: Your Business).		Brief Article	190
Vibratory weigh feeders gain higher accuracy. (Keeping Up with Auxiliaries).			108
Viscosity tester for QC of very small samples. (Keeping Up with Auxiliaries).			101
Water-ring pelletizer even runs PVC. (Keeping Up with Compounding).			96