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Latest Issue: 11/01/2009

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1. Process cooling goes for performance plus affordability. At the NPE 2009 show in Chicago, half a dozen exhibitors showed new cooling equipment that emphasized improved performance at about the same or lower ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE) 2. Today's lesson: drying (Part 1). Listen up, please: This is going to make your life easier. It might even save your job or company. We're going to talk about drying, ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE) 3. How much horsepower do you need? Most extrusion processors know that in order to boost output you need more power. But how are output and power connected? How do you know ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE) 4. Troubleshooting defects: Part 1. Like the three other aspects of a typical mold clean/repair job (disassembly, cleaning, and assembly) there is usually more than one way to skin the ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE) 5. Injection molding 'outside the box' at MGS Mfg. Group. Though it grabs a lot of headlines, multi-material, multi-shot processing still makes up only about 10% of injection molding activity in North America. However, the ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE) 6. Benchmarking energy use in extrusion, blow molding & thermoforming. In article #5 of this series (July 2009), we discussed external benchmarking of energy efficiency for injection molders. External benchmarking is when you compare your ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE) 7. New source of portable auxiliary injection units. Add-on injection units with electric or hydraulic actuation are a new product line from hot-runner supplier Mold-Masters Ltd., Georgetown, Ont. These units provide secondary melt ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE) 8. Dow launches healthcare PE resins family. The Dow Chemical Co., Houston, recently introduced its Health+ line of polyethylene resins for medical and pharmaceutical packaging, as well as medical devices such as ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE) 9. Multi-beam pullers for big pipe. A new family of pipe pullers from Conair, Cranberry Township, Pa., has up to eight cleated, non-marking belt assemblies with ample contact length for high ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE) 10. PET Wall measurements control bottle blowing. The Process Pilot closed-loop blow molding control software from AGR International, Butler, Pa., is a real-time, process management program that works in conjunction with the ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE)
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