Plastics Technology

Traveling halfway around the world, editor Matthew Stonecash has returned from TaipeiPLAS . Matt shares that highlights from the show include customizable equipment solutions, warm hand-off support, and seamless software integrations. Check out his full recap here: https://bit.ly/4eDdfRm #TaipeiPLAS #plasticprocessing #Injectionmolding #industry40

Join this webinar to explore the transformative benefits of retrofitting your existing injection molding machines. Kyle Kluttz from ENGEL North America will guide you through upgrading your equipment to enhance monitoring, control and adaptability. Learn about the latest trends in IMM retrofitting and discover how to future-proof your machines for a competitive edge. #webinar #technology #injectionmolding #molding

Discontinuous fiber-reinforced composites offer strong potential for lightweighting and material consolidation while achieving metal-like performance when replacing metals with polymers. However, designers must understand the unique characteristics of these materials and their impact on final product performance. Erik Foltz from The Madison Group highlights five key considerations for realizing their full potential. https://bit.ly/47WiicU #injectionmolding #molding #bestpractices #KnowHow #thermoplastics #composites

TOMORROW!! Join us for our next PT Tech Days focusing on Film Extrusion. Can't make it? Don't worry! All registered attendees will receive a recording of the presentations. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gQ3wNp9v #extrusion #filmextrusion #blownfilm #PFAS #polyolefin

After digging through the annual Top Shops Benchmarking data, Tony Deligio reflects on the numbers. In the 2024 Top Shops report, multiple respondents noted that while overall costs had receded, they still outstripped prepandemic levels. "It seems COVID’s impact on the economy, much like its physical toll on some of those it has infected, is long reaching, but I’m confident that our industry will continue to ‘grind it out.’" https://bit.ly/3ZHjwqz #topshops #economics #editorial #supplychain

PT Tech Days?continues with?presentations dedicated to?Film Extrusion. Tune in?Tuesday?to learn how to improve your blown or cast film operation with new tips, tricks and technologies that will help you squeeze more productivity and efficiency from your film-extrusion operation while bolstering your sustainability initiatives. Find the full details and register here: https://lnkd.in/gQ3wNp9v #extrusion #blownfilm #castfilm #technologies #innovations #PFAS #efficiency #polyolefins

The results are in!?Our annual Injection Molding Top Shops Survey data has been calculated and Top Shops have been named! Check out our findings from the survey and a little more on this year's qualifying Top Shops:?https://lnkd.in/gYvqA-59 #TopShops #injectionmolding #Molding #automation #sustainability?

Happy October plastics professionals! We have a great new issue now available! Highlighting this month is the results of our Top Shops Injection Molding Benchmarking survey! Take a peak at what shops topped the list and what makes a shop, a top shop. Other features include ICIS sharing the importance of mass balance in chemical recycling as well as a visit to AIM Processing, a custom molder in Colorado. As always hear from our experts in #injectionmolding #extrusion and #materials. Click here to read and subscribe: https://bit.ly/3Y015fs #TopShops #sustainability #automation #molding #blowmolding #plasticprocessing

Our first day of our What's New and What's Sustainable Tech Days starts TOMORROW! Join us to learn about the latest technologies available to injection molders and see how they could be applicable to your operations. Find the agenda and reserve your spot here: https://bit.ly/4e7HCiy #webinar #TechDays #injectionmolding #molding #sustainability #technology #innovation

At NPE: The Plastics Show 2024, attendees got a look at what advances in additive manufacturing can do for plastics processors. AM technologies can remove design constraints, opening up design geometries that would be difficult or impossible to create by other means. We spoke with Ted Sorom, co-founder and CEO of Mantle, and Scott Kraemer ??, application engineer at Xact Metal, about the possibilities presented by the emergence of the additive technologies now at toolmakers’ disposal. https://bit.ly/3XSAPn8 #AdditiveManufacturing #3Dprinting #tooling #plasticprocessing