The Plast show in Milan is still the second-largest plastics machinery trade show in Europe and, though this year''s visitor numbers dropped, those who attended saw some outstanding processing ...

Extrusion and injection molding are the most important conversion techniques used by the thermoplastics processing industry. Certain factors need to be considered before a thermoplastics material is ...

After 80 years in business, Kautex Maschinenbau GmbH officials know good old-fashioned word of mouth is often the best way to reach more customers. To that end, the German machine maker partnered with ...

Germany-based plastic blow molding equipment provider W. Müller GmbH has developed a new generation of screen changers for extrusion blow molding applications. The new screen changers have been ...

Sometimes inspiration comes from a customer. That is certainly the case for Jim Benton, owner of Poly-Tech Plastic Molding Inc. in Prairie Grove, Ark. A request for a better plastic face shield has ...

Millad NX8500E clarifying agent permits extrusion-blow molding of polypropylene for glossy, glass-clear containers with little yellowness. Processors can save energy with cycle-time reductions, lower ...