Articles from Plastics Technology (September 1, 2007)

Title	Author	Type	Words
'Fractional ownership' makes rapid prototyping more affordable.			194
3D printer makes multi-color prototypes.			55
Add-on capacitor reduces peak power load.			107
All-electric press targets cell-phone light-guides.			220
Barrier coating unit debuts in the U.S.			133
Biggest blown film die ever made for PVC.			99
Cleaning molds, Part III ultrasonics make life easier.	Johnson, Steve		1566
Crammer-fed twin-screw reclaims film & fiber.			122
Dow & Brazilian firms make PE from sugar cane.			116
DuPont sets up coex tube & pipe tech center.			118
Engel restructures sales by end market.			76
Extruder with planetary section 'dries' PET.			141
Faster output of single-serve bottles.			104
Finding out why products fail.	Waller, Paul		1242
Flexo/screen printer for tubes.			160
Gas-assist controller gets an upgrade.			123
GE Plastics becomes Sabic Innovative.			34
Huntsman closes sale to Flint Hills.			61
Impact modifier for PLA.			125
Improved resin & software for rapid prototyping.			148
Induction barrel heating may use up to 70% less energy.	Naitove, Matthew H.		1910
Industry: datebook.		Calendar	357
IR camera gauges film thickness on temperature.			136
Is clear handleware ready for prime time?	Grande, Joseph A.		659
Is price pressure easing?	Sherman, Lilli Manolis; Schut, Jan H.		1926
Liquid colors for clear thermoplastics.			109
Making safety profitable.	Knights, Mikell		559
Mold sealer eases release of low-VOC marine resins.			177
MuCell for small presses.			261
New additives & colorants to debut at K 2007.	Sherman, Lilli Manolis		1424
New high-temperature wear-resistant resins.			107
New machines & powders for laser sintering.			248
New mold components to debut at K 2007.			242
New Polyolefins at K 2007.			814
New source of equipment financing.			50
Olefin block copolymers approved for food contact.			84
Output of auto parts holding steady.	Wood, Bill		725
Owens-Corning to buy Saint-Gobain's reinforcements & composites business.			116
PE for micro-irrigation gets 'fingerprinted'.			159
PLA/biopolymer blends reduce brittleness.			146
Planetary section vents new RPET line.			156
Plantwide machine monitor gets new display options.			91
Plaskolite buys Lucite acrylic sheet.			34
Plastic lead replacement for radiation shielding.			136
PolyOne sells share in OxyVinyls.			65
Recycle prices up a little but mostly stable.	Block, Debbie Galante		334
Robot for stack-mold IML.			171
Single-screw extruders with quick-change barrels.			146
Streaked clear capstock gives WPC profiles depth.			162
Terephthalic match for Iso resin in pultrusion.			99
TPU gives hoses clarity and hardness.			52
Two places to look for what's next.	Naitove, Matt		281
Versatile corona treater and power supply.			166
What's new at the show in blow molding.	Grande, Joseph A.		1792
What's new at the show in compounding.	Schut, Jan H.		922
What's new at the show in Extrusion.	Schut, Jan H.		3353
What's new at the show in injection molding.	Knights, Mikell		4191
What's new at the show in materials.	Grande, Joseph A.; Sherman, Lilli Manolis; Naitove, Matthew H.		2329
What's new at the show in PUR/RIM.	Sherman, Lilli Manolis		1226
What's new at the show in thermoforming.	Grande, Joseph A.		1061
What's the next big thing?			250