Extrusion: Pipe & Profile

The three-day interactive seminar will cover the fundamentals of plastics extrusion, the composition and properties of various polymers, and the mechanics of essential downstream processes.

MS Techniques and sister company Transluminal bring to St. Gobain more than a quarter century of thermoplastic extrusion and design expertise applied to minimally invasive catheter systems.

Millennials have a very different set of priorities than previous generations when they choose an employer. To land the best available talent, start by re-framing the interview process.

Be nice to old extrusion machinery. Don’t be too quick to say “get a new one” rather than fixing what you think is wrong. Screw replacement is a good example. Even if we can prove a screw is worn, we need to justify the cost of a new one, which is...

The preliminary estimated value of shipments from reporting companies totaled $263.4 million, a 4% increase over the first quarter of 2020.

When companies ask me why they cannot seem to “find” younger workers, I must be honest and tell some of them: “We can find them, they just don’t want to work for your company.”

Profitability is a delicate balancing act between what it costs to create the product and what the customer is willing to pay. As a plastics processing business owner, you probably have your way of calculating costs. While there is no single, best...