Articles from Plastics Technology (August 1, 2005)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
3D simulation software reduces modeling time.			210
Acrylic copolymer is clear and tough.			83
Air, land & sea: composites advance: part II of our report on the leading international composites show includes news for everything from high-tech aircraft manufacturing to boat building and automotive SMC.	Schut, Jan H.		2822
Automated assembly integrates leak testing for lower cost, higher output.	Sherman, Lilli Manolis		1469
Barrier bottle technologies square off: with single-serve containers raising shelf-life demands, packagers are seeking the barrier with the best cost-performance for PET bottles. Multilayer seems to have the upper hand, but monolayer, coating, and oxygen-scavenger technologies have all won niches.	Grande, Joseph A.	Cover Story	3227
Blast-clean molds with dry ice.			107
Blow moldable TPV withstands high heat.			143
Carriage mount for pipe & profile heaters.			81
Central granulators get adjustable rotor knives.			111
China is ready for 'value-added' molding.	Knights, Mikell		604
Color & gloss measurement in one portable unit.			186
Color matching goes online.			273
Colorants for wood blends and recycled plastics.			118
Compact ink-jet rapid prototyping system.			118
Composite coating makes glass fibers less aggressive in sliding, turning parts.	Knights, Mikell		730
Corotating twins for wood-filled decking.			159
D-M-E starts same-day delivery in Grand Rapids.			100
Die-drawn PP pipes gain super strength.			153
Double-glazed PVC window uses first PVC spacer.			187
Electric machines come with built-in robot.			317
Enhanced mixhead improves PUR spray molding of sandwich components.			229
Feed throat catches every pellet.			104
Fifty years ago in ... Plastics Technology: August 1955.			488
Film release agent is better than silicone.			109
Fix thickness variations in extruded sheet.	Fisher, Thomas W., III		1163
GE Plastics name is back.			132
GE pursues potable water applications.			122
Granulate without fines.			87
HDPE composite pipe gets another look.			178
High-capacity former boosts output 40%.			118
High-flow PEEK is new for thin-wall parts.			132
High-speed screen printer for cosmetic tubes.			85
High-tech film labels keep drinks cold.			114
Hot-face pelletizer for sticky elastomers.			102
Industrial film extruders see steady growth.	Thedinger. Bart		651
Industry datebook.		Calendar	355
Large press targets growth in industrial parts.			132
Long-fiber PUR enters non-automotive uses.			315
Metallic-effect sheet meets aircraft demands.			80
Micro blender has new design features.			101
Mitsui to market COC resin here.			88
New auger feeder for additives.			108
New biocompatible PC resins have higher flow.			139
New COC grades for molding & film.			204
New micro dryer is for additives.			173
New press for powdered metal or ceramic molding.			122
New rotary stack machine for large parts.			213
Patented nano-technology for wide range of resins.			117
PC/ABS arrives for rapid prototyping.			127
PE, PP, PS prices are on the rebound.	Sherman, Lilli Manolis		1932
Sensors monitor action of robot sprue cutter.			89
Single-serve drink pouch challenges water bottles.			86
Small electric presses revamped for lower cost.			111
Specialty compounds plant opens.			84
Strong, clear resin for stereolithography.			92
This antiblock actually makes films clearer.			169
Tunnel gates ensure blemish-free parts.			109
Turn film into a flexible beverage 'can'.			128
Twin-screw lab line can test dispersion.			120
Web poll: ideas that changed plastics.	Naitove, Matt		227