Articles from Plastics Technology (July 1, 2006)

Title	Author	Type	Words
3D part inspection is a snapshot away.	Grande, Joseph A.		575
Albis closes down U.S. compounding.			48
Audax Group buys ColorMatrix Corp.			41
Barrier coating system hits new output mark.			186
BASF completes Engelhard purchase.			52
Beefed-up shutoff nozzles.			63
Chemicals & additives.	Sherman, Lilli Manolis		2422
Chinese injection machine builder restructures U.S. operations.			193
Conair divests pelletizer line.			71
Conductive grades meet hazardous-use demands.			136
Dual gates for thin parts keep core pins in line.			92
Dual-mold former is adapted for PP.			147
Dual-zone temperature control for hot runners.			79
Fast screw changes boost wire/cable output.			182
Ferro plans sale of specialty plastics.			83
First integrated trimmer and leak detector.			97
Fluoro-oxidation makes wood-plastic paintable.			152
Georgia Gulf to buy Royal Group.			130
Graco expands to house Gusmer/Decker RIM.			48
Hexene-based HDPE improves pipe fittings.			149
High-output compounding with high wood content.			137
High-precision pressure tester for plastics containers.			100
How to give your parts a blemish-free complexion.	Bozzelli, John		1447
Industry datebook.		Calendar	365
Injection moldable LSR bonds to thermoplastics.			62
Inspect molded caps at 3200 a minute.			129
It's not all going abroad.	Naitove, Matt		339
Kit upgrades older materials test units.			82
Large hybrid electric machines ready for U.S.			195
Large-bed hydraulic press.			95
Low-cost, inkjet printhead controller.			110
Magnetic mold clamping for smaller presses.			71
Miniature sensors for cavity pressure.			123
Mixer/extruder combo for wood-plastic profiles.			117
MPM sold to U.S. investment co.			92
New approaches to structural foam and overmolding at SPI conference.	Knights, Mikell		1263
New controller for water injection.			72
New EMI compounds protect electronics.			72
New PEEK blends with PBI fiber.			103
New polyarylamide offers low warpage.			82
New technologies for viscoelastic PUR foams.			254
Pelletizing made easier for unskilled operators.			120
Perform direct slitting/winding of stretch film rolls.			182
PET reclaimer moves downstream.	Schut, Jan H.		725
Plastics output up despite lingering hurricane effects.	Wood, Bill		684
Recycled resin prices heading for a turnaround.	Block, Debbie Galante		388
Recycling & scrap reclaim.	Schut, Jan H.		2380
Reheat stretch-blow machines for PLA bottles.			150
RJG buys A. Routsis.			48
Robot controls get simple plastics interface.			43
Spray-coating robot with enhanced motion.			143
Summer storm of price hikes.	Block, Debbie Galante		2096
Thermoplastic tapes for in-mold reinforcement.			104
Toughened adhesive for high-temperature plastics.			116
TPVs harmonize auto weatherseals.			172
Two-stage ejector mounts off-center.			63
Urethane punch plate allows faster trimming.			90
Valve gate is gentler to glass fibers.			128
Welding machine maker expands U.S. presence.			116