The Society of Plastics Engineers’ (SPE) Extrusion Division is holding a conference in June focusing on processing optimization. The SPE Extrusion Optimization TopCon is slated for June 16-18 at the ...

Sepro Group has redesigned its robot line for injection molding machines with up to 900 tons of clamping force. Debuting at K 2025, the new S-Line robots will replace the three-axis S5 Line and ...

Dow has appointed Karen S. Carter, currently chief operating officer, as chief executive officer, effective July 1, 2026. Carter will also join Dow's board of directors at that time. Dow announced ...

Historically, lengthy computation times created bottlenecks, limiting the number of design variations engineers can practically explore during the development process. The Cadmould AI Solver removes ...

This is the most challenging resin pricing column I’ve had to assemble, starting with the U.S. Supreme Court’s February ruling that invalidated most of President Trump’s broad emergency-based import ...

Progressive Components (Wauconda, Illinois), an injection molding technology and component supplier, has transitioned to 100% employee ownership through the establishment of an Employee Stock ...

The push towards a circular economy is one of the most significant industrial shifts of our generation. We are moving away from the linear "take, make, use, dispose" model and embracing a system where ...

Industrial Speeds Required New technical developments that support KHS Supreme include scaling up the InnoPET Plasmax coating systems to industrial speeds of 60,000 bottles per hour, up from 48,000 ...

Viscosity for non-Newtonian polymers is a combination of increasing temperature and shear rate, as described by the following relationship: where viscosity (η) equals consistency index (m) times the ...

The blown film industry has evolved from monolayer film structures to multilayer ones for a variety of food and non-food packaging applications. Depending on the product requirements, a wide array of ...

Biodegradable polymers like PHA are expected to replace most single-use petroleum polymers over the next five years. However, these polymers often require special additives and fillers to meet product ...

Custom processor GaMra Composites has developed new profile extrusion technology for producing siding, window lineals, fencing and other products for the construction market. The new patent-pending ...