Extrusion: Film & Sheet

A recent survey on public perception of manufacturing reveals a lack of confidence in its future. All the more reason for plastics processors, mold makers and machinery manufacturers to open their doors on Oct. 4 and provide a reality check on the...

The ResolVe project, which addresses research related to the chemical recycling of polystyrene, now has proof of concept of closed-loop recycling, said Ineos Styrolution (Frankfurt, Germany).

At K 2019, Sigma Engineering will share with show attendees initial insights on adapting its Sigmasoft Virtual Molding simulation technology to extrusion dies.

More than 200,000 people will visit K 2019 in Düsseldorf, Germany, a showcase for anyone with anything new related to plastics and associated processing technologies, including extrusion. So, you can’t afford to miss it, right? Well, not quite.

The newest addition to the DS-Blend feedscrew line from Davis-Standard (Pawcatuck, CT) features a patent-pending design that improves the performance of single-screw extruders by providing distributive and dissipative melt mixing.

The conference, organized by AMI (Wyomissing, PA), will explore legal and compliance issues affecting the entire plastics and packaging supply chain.

The acquisition of AlkorDraka Industries (Liancourt, France) and its medical tubing division expands global reach of Canadian General-Tower (Cambridge, ON) into the medical, automotive and industrial markets.

Originally developed by Graham Engineering (York, PA) for its extrusion blow molding systems and then adapted for sheet extrusion lines, the Navigator controls are now available for American Kuhne extrusion systems.

What do the largest living things on Earth have to do with extruding thick sections? Allan Griff connects the dots.

The latest upgrade to the SmartServices monitoring platform for auxiliary equipment from Conair (Stamford, CT) gives users greater control over what they see and how they measure performance.