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Will Prices Stabilize for Commodity Resins?
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
Demand outpacing supply, and petrochemical price hikes, have supported higher tabs for volume commodity resins. But moderating trends could flatten or even depress the price curve.
Eastman venderá parte de su línea de aditivos para neumáticos
Ángela Andrea Castro | Plastics Technology México
Eastman Chemical Company llegó a un acuerdo con una filial de One Rock Capital Partners para vender los aditivos de caucho y otras líneas de productos y tecnologías relacionadas con el negocio de aditivos para neumáticos.
Mejora la expectativa de inversión en maquinaria y equipo para la producción
Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México
Banco de México informó que directivos en México tienen planes de realizar algún tipo de inversión en los siguientes 12 meses para la adquisición de maquinaria y equipo para la producción.
Does Fast Food Really Pay Better Than Manufacturing?
Michael Guckes | Gardner Intelligence
The Wall Street Journal published an article on June 22nd, 2021, titled “Wage Gains at Factories Fall Behind Growth in Fast Food” (https://www.wsj.com/articles/wage-gains-at-factories-fall-behind-growth-in-fast-food-11624354200). The article is a great reminder that manufacturing leaders can win over prospective employees through creative “win-win” plans. Such plans often involve career-training and advancement, giving away tools or other incentives for notable performance. Other incentives that manufacturers are providing which set them apart from other employers include gym memberships or even access to an on-site gym. There are also many low-cost and free incentives that have been shared with me in the past such as company-sponsored ball teams or Friday lunch grill outs in the parking lot. The example in the article of having a Spanish-speaking manufacturing line, where workers who feel more comfortable speaking Spanish can work together on a particular line is yet another “free” idea that may be a strong incentive for some prospective workers.
Vacuum Technology Helps Thermoformer Hold Parts Precisely During Bonding
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
With Busch’s mobile claw vacuum pump, thermoformer Ernst Hombach found bonding parts extremely flexible, effective, and efficient.
EOS’ Digital Foam Flexible Lattice Polymer Enables Mass Customizations
| Additive Manufacturing
Highly flexible lattice polymer material can be used to manufacture more comfortable, safer and lighter products that can be individually customized.
Understanding the Influence of Screw Geometry on Melting Rate
Jim Frankland | Plastics Technology
They are not as closely connected as most processors think. Here’s why.
Durable Goods Capacity Utilization at Pre-Lockdown Rate
Steven Kline, Jr. | Gardner Intelligence
In May, durable goods capacity utilization was 74.4%. For the last five months, capacity utilization was running at a rate similar to the rate prior to the economic lockdown.
Zeiss Acquiring Capture 3D
| Additive Manufacturing
Customers will benefit from quality measurement solutions and expanded experience from one source.
Greiner Packaging produce envases IML con poliolefinas circulares de Borealis
Ángela Andrea Castro | Plastics Technology México
Al utilizar la cartera Bornewables, de Borealis, Greiner Packaging incorpora por primera vez recursos renovables en la producción de envases para alimentos hechos de polipropileno (PP) con etiquetado en molde (IML).
Proveedores de herramientas de corte comprometidos con el reciclaje de carburo
Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México
Seco Tools, Sandvik Coromant, Walter Tools y Kennametal han establecido ambiciosos objetivos de sustentabilidad para alcanzar altas tasas de recuperación y reciclaje en sus productos y para disminuir el impacto ambiental de sus operaciones. Aquí revisamos sus estrategias para el reciclaje de herramientas de carburo.
Making Polypropylene the Next Big Thing in Recycling
Heather Caliendo | Plastics Technology
PureCycle Technologies’ solvent-based recycling process returns polypropylene to a pristine state.
Map Your Show Mobile App Maximizes Attendee Experience
| Gardner Web
Maximize your attendee’s experience with a downloadable extension of your event’s data with functionality that allows the app to be used without an internet connection. The MYS Mobile App has exclusive features designed to increase on-site engagement and efficiency.
Virtek presents Iris ActiveTrack laser positioning software
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Real-time tracking software enables technicians to continuously project stable, accurate laser lines onto moving parts.
Airline safety center departs Sandia Labs for WSU-NIAR
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The 30-year Federal Aviation Administration Airworthiness Assurance Center (AANC) program is to combine its knowledge of structural repair, advanced materials and other technologies with a long-standing FAA center at WSU.
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BTG Labs earns ISO 9001:2015 certification
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Certification demonstrates commitment to high-quality standards and a dedication to help customers improve product safety and performance.
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COAST Systems Delivers Complete Mold Management Solutions
| MoldMaking Technology
Amerimold 2021 exhibitor COAST Systems drives to transform mold manufacturers’ capabilities to manage, monitor, and control mold assets.
Roth Composites Machinery delivers customized filament winding system
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Three-spindle system for the manufacture of hydrogen tanks boasts a flexible impregnation station and enhanced automation with a 40% increase in performance.
Loop Energy supplies hydrogen fuel cell module to power Slovakian composite transit bus
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Loop Energy’s proprietary solutions will deliver power and enable a smaller fuel storage system without compromising the weight or range of the eight-meter transit bus.
Fine Hulls brings bold boat design with Diab sandwich composites
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The pleasure yacht is entirely made from Diab’s Divinycell foam sandwich core using a vacuum infusion process for excellent stiffness, strength and light weight.
Axel Plastics Research Laboratories celebrates 80th anniversary milestone
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Connecticut-based manufacturer reflects on its growth from an NYC R&D company to an internationally-recognized supplier of mold release and process aid additives for composites.
A Resonant Harmony for Bell Casting and 3D Printing
Brent Donaldson | Additive Manufacturing
When a 180-year-old bell foundry sought an alternate solution for expensive metal mold patterns, it turned to a 125-year-old company for a modern solution: large-format additive manufacturing.