A radar-based system that precisely monitors the quality of plastic sheet extrusion is under development by Germany’s SKZ Plastics Center and two partner companies. The non-destructive and non-contact ...

With its diverse portfolio of polymer testing and sensing equipment, Dynisco is bringing rheology to the masses. Rheology is the investigation of the ­flow and deformation behavior of materials when ...

Romulus, Mich. — Thermoplastic extruder Spiratex Co. will increase manufacturing capacity at its Monroe, Mich., production plant to meet demand from several markets as more industries emerge from the ...

For many years, “Made in the USA” has been used to promote quality products throughout a broad range of industries. And in today’s plastics industry, it has perhaps never been more important. Why?

“Discover, engineer, build” is an apt slogan for Virtual Engineering Days, scheduled for June 15 to 17, 2021. While the virtual event caters to manufacturing professionals and engineers across a ...

Increasingly smaller medical devices require tighter tolerances that make extrusion process control more difficult. Photos courtesy of TEEL PLASTICS INC. As medical devices get smaller and tolerances ...

Through the collaboration, BlueAlp will use KraussMaffei’s ZE BluePower twin-screw extruder in its chemical recycling process ...