Articles from Plastics Technology (May 1, 2006)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
'Banana split' slitter leaves no scrap.			166
'Universal' impact tester.			194
'World's largest' weigh blender.			132
AGY to boost S-2 glass capacity.			52
All-electric plant gets world-class results.	Knights, Mikell		650
Ampacet boosts capacity in Ohio.			35
Automotive SMC gets improved paintability.			168
Barrier soup cup gives long shelf life.			189
BASF plans polyols expansion for PUR.			60
BASF trims plasticizer product portfolio.			162
Bayshore Vinyl bought by Mexichem.			74
Biaxially stretch practically anything.			139
Biobased polyols for flexible foams.			138
Blow molding: higher speeds, more cavities, faster changeovers.	Grande, Joseph A.	Cover story	2381
Borealis licenses technology for Novolen metallocene PP.			87
Breathable medical film kills microbes fast.			121
Buss leaves Coperion.			60
Carbide coating insulates pelletizer die.			154
Carbon blacks for food packaging & pipe.			93
Commodity resin prices are soft.	Schut, Jan H.		1161
Compounding with 50% glass microspheres.			245
Convert grooved to smooth feed in 3 to 5 hours.			156
Cooling towers: steel or plastic?			91
Deformable die ring makes U.S. debut.			165
Don't let IBC problems burst your bubble.	Joseph, Daniel		983
DuPont joins effort to develop TP composites.			146
Easier integration of 6-axis robot with press.			106
Economical tabletop universal tester.			116
Electric press for LSR.			94
Extensometer for stretchy plastics & elastomers.			81
First all-stainless color feeder.			105
First BASF biopolymer is based on PLA.			96
First demo of 80%-wood profile extrusion.			118
First North American extruder with gearless torque motor.			211
First wireless roll cart.			119
Flexo printer has 10 color decks.			73
Get cleaner cuts in stretch-film roll changes.			203
Guided-wave radar senses bulk solids levels.			89
High-speed SCARA robots arrive.			118
HMW-HDPE for fuel tanks arrives from Japan.			106
Hot-runner control mounts on the mold.			54
Hot-runner controller adds molds ID capability.			86
Industry datebook.		Calendar	365
Keep an eye (or 4 eyes) on your film line.			229
Low-cost vision sensors with six inspection tools.			135
Magnetic separation simplifies multi-material scrap recovery.	Sherman, Lilli Manolis		1024
Mattec, CMS software partner in ERP systems.			78
Modifier boosts flow of HDPE & LLDPE.			102
Mold-temp controllers from a new source.			95
Molding conference highlights wood fibers, spinning mold cores, and modular automation.	Knights, Mikell		1216
More compact controller for hot runners.			119
More free volume, no less torque.			115
Multi-nozzle presses for large foam or solid parts.			148
Multiple degating made easier.			87
New blender controls.			135
New clear or colored medical-grade materials.			166
New modular design simplifies temperature control & cuts cost per loop.	Naitove, Matthew H.		629
New source of x-ray web-thickness sensors.			141
New two-platen machine style.			105
New ways to keep out tramp metal.			158
Non-hazing mold release for soft TPOs.			120
Non-lead stabilizers for PVC wire & cable.			229
Nylon 6 nanocomposites: tough + stiff + barrier.			203
PAC adds film scrap repelletizing line.			66
PE films grow in retail packaging, despite imports & high resin prices.	Thedinger, Bart		643
PEEK tubing is now heat-shrinkable.			144
Pellet moisture sensors get ASTM approval.			153
Plantwide monitoring with RFID & ERP support.			140
PolyOne sells its Engineered Films unit.			86
Purging agents: just a pinch will do.			185
Quiet trim waste removal systems.			56
Recip-screw machine has more cavities & output.			98
Releases for rigid and energy-absorbing foams.			72
Repairing water leaks: Part II of III.	Johnson, Steven		1291
Resilient pultrusion resin runs faster.			100
Robots for cleanrooms and large parts.			153
Robots for routing.			78
Self-contained loaders for low to medium output.			144
Share & compare moldflow results for free.			215
Simplified hot runners save time & cost.			195
Slight uptick in hourly rates for 2005.	Naitove, Matthew H.		1002
Small hybrid-electric press.			71
Small, quiet press-side granulators.			116
Smaller EPS beads make thinner walls in cups, casting patterns & cushioning.	Schut, Jan H.		1113
Software upgrade improves press setup & monitoring.			216
Spartech to close two sheet plants.			53
Temperature-activated films keep produce fresh.			189
Three-component drying, blending & conveying.			125
Top-mounted robot for low ceilings.			113
TPE, acetal, nylon, LCP for medical devices.			104
Ultrasonics take aim at pouch sealing.			110
Vacuum lifter helps demold large parts.			86
Versatile new modifiers for reactive extrusion.			290
Wall-thickness gauge with integral signal processing.			185
What's different about this NPE.			275
Xaloy acquires Dynisco Extrusion.			41