Articles from Plastics Technology (January 1, 2008)

Title	Author	Type	Words
'Lights out' molder's watchdog.	Naitove, Matthew H.		658
Azdel sold to Korean firm.			69
Basell to buy Solvay's TPO unit.			29
Battenfeld Gloucester sold.			59
Combo valve- & side-gate system for small parts.			115
Conveyor dryer for pad printing.			120
Conveyors get speed boost.			39
CT scans see inside plastic parts.			251
Datebook.		Calendar	280
Dow licenses new polyols technology from Bayer.			95
Dow to put PE, PP & PC into joint venture.			52
Economical spin welder for tough jobs.			88
Electric machines take hold.	Grande, Joseph A.		2694
Electric valve gate is four times faster.			136
Enhanced color matching data management.			180
Extrusion outputs go through the roof.	Schut, Jan H.		2674
First large-diameter pressure pipe for water.			180
First standard hot-runner nozzle for 'green' polymers.			126
Foaming agents for PVC building profiles & wire.			145
Get more shielding without more steel fiber.			106
HDPE for fuel tanks resists bio-diesel.			106
Heat-transfer foils for a brushed-metal look.			138
Here's another way to save up to 70% in barrel heating/cooling.	Naitove, Matthew H.		1444
Impact PP copolymers for automotive.			58
In-line layer inspection for cast barrier film.			92
Inserts target in-press product dating or bar coding.			64
Laser marker for day/night visibility.			117
Lots of new machine choices for exotic to everyday molding.	Knights, Mikell		3373
Low-cost, basic control for vacuum loaders.			134
Material & process developments highlight SPE automotive awards.	Grande, Joseph A.		965
Measuring mixer/extruder designed for QC.			139
Multi-material 3D printer.			260
Nano nozzles for ultra-small parts.			88
Nanoclay concentrate beefs up nylon 6 film.			228
Nanocomposite for SLA.			74
New approaches to mixing, pelletizing.	Schut, Jan H.		1338
New high-shrink SBC for sleeve labels.			114
New soft nylon for blow molded air ducts.			102
New source of valve gates.			128
News from our shop.	Naitove, Matt		539
Next 'direct' process for mixing & molding SMC.			170
Next: stretch-blown HIPS milk bottles?			214
Nylon TPV targets tire inner liners.			153
Packaging lines grow bigger & faster.	Grande, Joseph A.		1395
PET preform tooling raises productivity.			148
Planetary-roller extruder makes WPC decking.			139
Prices will hold--and may rise.	Sherman, Lilli Manolis; Schut, Jan H.		2462
Put packaging on a diet with new PP & HDPE.			163
Real-time thermal seal testing.			101
Simpler, more reliable way to score I.P. skins.			235
Stop profile warpage.	Bessemer, Bob		1214
Structural adhesives have long open time.			131
Top locks in metric sizes.			62
Translucent elastomer for 3D rapid prototyping.			166
Trends favor injection molding.	Wood, Bill		636
Vision software inspects randomly oriented bottles.			100