Articles from Plastics Technology (May 1, 2004)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
'Molding School' offers three certification levels.			140
Air plasma treater packs more power.			97
Alternating stack mold trims runner complexity.			171
Antimony oxide majors join forces.			123
Automotive nylons for body panels & acoustics.			149
BASF Corp. to relocate headquarters.			39
Battle over nest-generation DVDs.			308
Bayer plastics/chemicals unit to be called Lanxess.			107
Better-bonding TPEs aid overmolding.			105
Can't sell your new recycling concept? Put it into production yourself!	Schut, Jan H.		666
CD course teaches about pneumatic conveying.			32
Cincinnati Milacron name is back.			74
Clamshells exploit new locking mechanism.			99
Clean air and a quiet ride with low-MDI foam.			152
CMM now has its own laser scanner.			130
Companies pool resources for better PET bottles.			114
Cure feeder problems in twin-screw compounding.	Dreiblatt, Adam	Cover Story	1286
Device tests medical balloons.			52
Dow divests Fulcrum composites technology.			100
Engel refurbishes injection machines.			47
EVA for film is highly elastic.			111
FDA certifies two red pigments for food contact.			74
Heat-resistant auto lighting resins get higher flow.			118
Here's a recipe for stretch-hood film.			198
High-heat alloys for lead-free soldering.			80
HIPS for ESD sheet.			96
Hot-water controllers designed for North America.			132
How to extrude a chain of different hollow shapes.			121
Laser projects templates on work pieces.			70
Lots more muscle for the 12-screw ring extruder.			133
Lyondell merges with millennium.			85
Modular software makes mechanical testing easier.			91
MXD6 nylon gets even higher barrier.			163
Negri Bossi adds two-platen line.			100
New glass roving and mat for wind energy and marine.			167
New marking inserts come in round shapes.			140
New medical film keeps contents drier.			95
New resins for rotomolding.	Knights, Mikell		408
New-style feeder comes in a larger size.			218
Nitrogen flush stiffens lightweight PET bottles.			129
Nitrogen flush stiffens lightweight PET bottles.			271
Non-halogenated FRs for glass-reinforced nylons.			174
OPP bottles: has their time come?	Leaversuch, Robert		3003
Polymeric modifier raises melt strength of PET.			106
PolyOne sells its XLPE business.			70
PP bottle stands up to retorting.			110
PP-based nanocomposite is both stiff & tough.			145
PPF/PP blend can take retorting.			50
Price increases keep on coming.	Block, Debbie Galante		1951
Process controls get higher signal quality.			68
Recycled PET/PE alloys show promise in monofilament, pallets, pipe.	Schut, Jan H.		1299
Release ensures low gloss in car interior foams.			50
Rheometers: which type is right for you? Capillary and torque rheometers are good for simulating processing conditions, troubleshooting, and QC. But dynamic rotational instruments can tell you more about a resin's molecular structure.	Sherman, Lili Manolis		3498
Screw & grooved barrel for short-cycle molding.			110
Set a trap for angel hair.			125
Specialty nylons for compounding & extrusion.			149
Starch helps biopolyester make blown film.			125
Still the next big thing.	Naitove, Matt		291
Swiss PEX pipe equipment is available here.			114
Taiwanese all-electric move up in size.			108
Three new ways to cut costs highlight injection molding conference.	Knights, Mikell		1427
Ticona debottlenecks to raise acetal capacity.			40
Trimmer handles bottles with offset necks.			93
Two-platen line upgraded for higher clamp speed.			125
Upgraded dryer saves energy, dries faster.			142
Velcro-style fasteners can be molded into parts.			123
Vision system recognizes distorted patterns.			137
Water-based mold release for all processes.			61