Articles from Plastics Technology (May 1, 2008)

Title	Author	Type	Words
'Plug & play' extrusion controls.			121
'Universal' blowing/nucleating agents.			55
Adjustable calibrators for bigger HDPE pipe.			89
APET sheet comes straight from the reactor.			186
Biocompatible ABS for medical rapid fabrication.			56
Biodegradable PGA resin for barrier bottles.			277
Chrome-finished film stays bright after forming.			203
Clarified PP surpasses standard.			63
Datebook.		Calendar	316
Dyneon buys Hitech Polymers.			41
ERP system adds three scheduling choices.			135
Even out flow from backflush screen changer.			108
Expert advice: how to tune extruder barrel temperatures.	Schut, Jan H.		140
Extrusion head for fuel tanks.			46
Faster closure molding demonstrated at Chinaplas.			179
Ferro restructures plastics businesses.			119
First commercial recycling process for electronics waste.	Schut, Jan H.		999
First liquor bottle with built-in handle.			167
Flexible weigh feeder for extrusion, compounding.			79
Gently 'kneading' long-glass compounds.			172
High-clarity antiblock and clarifier for PE film.			188
High-speed robot for thin-wall parts.			90
Hot-runner flow control for thermal gates.			92
Hourly rates rose in second half.	Naitove, Matthew H.		890
How to minimize problems with gravimetric blenders.	Kraft, John; Schwartz, Joel		825
Huber sells clay business.			39
Hybrid robots handle up to 22 lb.			89
IML is for large parts, too.	Grande, Joseph A.		575
Inexpensive retrofitable extrusion controls.			139
Injection molders see growth for packaging & disposables.	Thedinger, Bart		929
Injection molding compounders molders get control of their materials.	Knights, Mikell	Cover story	3143
Lightweight prepreg tape.			77
Metal-coated carbon fiber for EMI/RFI shielding.			104
New antimicrobial PCs for medical devices.			78
New cooling screw for PLA foam.			105
New custom compounder for medical & consumer markets.			157
New dry-ice blaster cleans molds faster, easier & at lower cost.			260
New source of flame retardants.			78
New thermal & valve-gate nozzles and controller.			191
New TPO sheet is easier to process.			126
Nylon 4T makes debut.			114
Nylon-bondable TPV for cold-insert overmolding.			120
Optimization package for 3D printers.			151
Optimize barrel temperatures for barrier screws.	Womer, Timothy W.		969
PEEK/PBI blend takes high heat.			92
Pergan renames peroxides.			77
PETG sheet provides non-glare satin finish.			72
Phthalate-free TPE for medical & infant care.			80
Plastic bottles face slower growth.	Wood, Bill		636
Plastic-wrapped hopper cuts dryer energy use.			167
Portable chillers from Taiwan.			83
Positive-pressure tester for medical packaging.			151
Precision molder takes on LSR.	Knights, Mikell		506
PUR machinery gains in versatility & economy.	Naitove, Matthew H.		1888
PVC compounds for medical markets.			88
Qualifying an outside molder? Look at the tool room.	Johnson, Steve		1995
Record-high output of window profiles.			109
Resin database goes global.	Naitove, Matt		372
SBC resists high-heat compression set.			89
Sequential hard/soft injection molding with water assist.	Naitove, Matthew H.		642
Static eliminator for wide surfaces.			101
Techmer buys Accel color.			105
Test drive films with hundreds of layers.			143
Thermal cycling of injection molds boosts surface quality.	May, Andy		1278
Thermoplastic starch blends from a new source.			352
Time to learn about: dynamic optimization of extruder barrel temperatures.	Rauwendaal, Chris		1350
UV laser marker for wire & cable.			102
Valve gate nozzles now with four drops.			89
Weak demand dampens price hikes.	Sherman, Lilli Manolis; Schut, Jan H.; Block, Debbie Galante		2251