Articles from Plastics Technology (February 1, 2008)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
'Green' is an added attraction in bumper crop of new plastics.	Grande, Joseph A.; Naitove, Matthew H.		6163
'Hybrid' induction barrel heating pays off even faster.			252
'Self-reinforced' PP composites are making waves.			298
Acrylic adhesive fills temperature gap.			89
Add a servo wrist to top-entry robots.			116
Advances in materials, IML & tooling highlight rotomolders meeting.	Grande, Joseph A.	Conference news	1178
Affordable on-line spectrophotometer.			146
Ahlstrom doubling output of glass reinforcement.			56
Arburg opens midwest Technology Center.			55
Automated lid system is an industry first.			205
Basell completes Lyondell acquisition.			96
Bayer acquires spray foam supplier.			40
Blow molding markets are steady.	Thedinger, Bart		992
Cannon & edge-sweets form joint distribution.			84
Cereplast plans major bioplastics expansion.			115
Chemtura adds urethane surcharge.			65
Compression molded PET preforms challenge injection molding.	Naitove, Matthew H.		824
Conair moves.			64
Creating a mold-repair plan--part III: the repair sheet is critical.	Johnson, Steve		1286
Datebook.		Calendar	323
Dow quits non-automotive sales of ABS & SAN.			79
Enhanced universal testers.			199
Five-axis robot handles really big parts.			113
Fluorinated LSR handles fuels & harsh chemicals.			120
Formable luminescent films can be backmolded.			185
Gammaflux teams up with Synventive.			45
GLS is now part of PolyOne.			27
Graco buys GlasCraft.			86
Hand-held static monitor checks distance from web.			159
In-mold painting for long-fiber PUR.			249
Inline monitoring system inspects PET containers.			141
Intertek buys PTLI.			42
IR-reflecting concentrate keeps PE films cool.			110
Larger foam-core PVC pipe.			118
Laser-etch your own pad-printing cliches.			155
Malvern Instruments moves and acquires Viscotek.			54
Micro-molding press for LSR debuts.			101
Microspheres 'insulate' blown film.			106
Mighty tiny compounders.			223
More efficient infrared heaters.			76
Multi-drop hot runner for PLA preforms.			119
New binders for UV & radiation-cure coatings.			166
New cooling technique is adapted for blow molds.			162
New home for Welex.			34
New LSRs for injection molding.			485
New oxygen scavengers increase shelf life.			162
New relay technology extends controller life.			149
Niche player finds growth in SMC.	Grande, Joseph A.		502
Nine extruders for nine-layer blown film.			116
Nova plans PE expansions.			44
Novel soft-touch PP makes debut in auto interiors.			317
Partially open-celled foam is a first.			174
Permanent antimicrobial is safe & economical.			270
Plastics Technology's monthly resource guide.			1395
Portable vertical-format spectrophotometers.			165
Prices are inching up.	Sherman, Lilli Manolis		2287
Production monitoring now includes assembly.			162
SIG sells stretch-blow machinery unit.			68
Slimmer metal detector for plastic webs.			70
Sumitomo confirms talks on acquiring Demag.			81
The second green revolution.	Naitove, Matt		372
There's no stopping the growth in medical parts.	Wood, Bill		563
Three-axis robot for small presses.			95
Vacuum collect pellets and fine dust.			135
Valve-gate nozzles now have internal mixer.			221
Vibratory feeder for precise gravimetric metering.			148
What's ahead for 'green' plastics: look for more supply, more varieties, better properties.	Schut, Jan H.		3734
When do-it-yourself robot tooling is not the way to go.	Thatcher, Timothy		786