Carbon black pigments have been standard for black parts. However, these pigments block the signal of NIR optical sorting ...

The surface temperature of the root of the screw is an important factor for solids conveying, melting and the conveying of molten resin in a single-screw extruder. Only the solids conveying section of ...

November is a time for giving thanks, and this month PT’s readers were grateful to read about a new catalyst technology, ...

The Gardner Business Index (GBI) measures the current state of plastics processing activity through survey responses covering new orders, production, backlog, employment, exports and supplier ...

Combining KraussMaffei's FiberForm and ColorForm technologies, you can take complex metal parts requiring multi-step, labor-intensive processing and convert them into a single-cell composite solution, ...

In our 2024 Top Shops injection molding benchmarking survey, Philip Katen of Plastikos talked about a “grind-it-out” phase for processors working out post-COVID inventory overcorrections. In 2025’s ...

Global private equity firm I Squared Capital has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority interest in ENTEK Technology Holdings LLC, a manufacturer of battery separators and twin-screw ...

For 45 years, Moretto has established itself as a leader in auxiliary equipment, with a comprehensive product offering suitable for any type of application in plastics processing. It has won the trust ...

When a plastic fails unexpectedly, the cause could lie anywhere — processing, design, material choice or even additives. But sometimes, the problem goes deeper — back to how the polymer itself was ...

Combining KraussMaffei's FiberForm and ColorForm technologies, you can take complex metal parts requiring multi-step, labor-intensive processing and convert them into a single-cell composite solution, ...

Conceived as a means to make a better hunting decoy, Moxietec’s injection molding foaming technology is pushing into everything from electric vehicles and construction materials to furniture based on ...

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 ...