Aimed at complex profiles such as PVC lineals, retrofittable system adds turbulent cooling to calibrator to boost output by ...

Read about injection molders who have shifted everything from quality control and scheduling to production and process ...

Founded in 1877 in Mt. Gilead, Ohio, HPM — the Hydraulic Press Manufacturing Company — has a long history in machinery. In recent years, Yizumi says it has evolved the company’s product portfolio and ...

Projections for prices of all volume resins going into the third quarter were generally flat to down despite being slightly up in a few cases, based on supply/demand fundamentals, lower feedstock ...

An article in the December 2014 issue (Blow Molding Know-How) offered tips on how to address uneven wall thickness in stretch-blow molding. While that’s a crucial issue, it’s hardly the only one that ...

Extrusion exhibitors tend to be tight-lipped about what they will be displaying at the K show right up until the curtain opens. Those that opted to divulge some tidbits relative to the goings on at ...

Going into the first month of second quarter, prices of at least three if not four of the five commodity resins had a likelihood of rolling over, despite price increase nominations for all. PP was an ...

Two film designs are already receiving considerable market interest. The first is a 100% HDPE print web, and the second is a sealant film. The sealant film provides low seal-initiation temperatures on ...

In today’s global economy, where plastics molders are constantly pressured to squeeze their prices and their profit margins, it’s important for them to find the best ways to increase their efficiency ...

Monthly reporting of prices of commodity resins PE, PP, PS, PET and PVC and quarterly reporting of prices of engineering materials used by molders and extruders.

Prices dropped for nearly all volume resins heading to 2024’s end, signaling a buyer’s market, particularly as 2025 contract negotiations were taking place. Contributing factors included overall ...