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Articles in February, 2004 issue of British Plastics & Rubber
- M & G to expand PET output in Mexico and eyes Brazil for investment.(Materials Marketplace)
- Build up MFI capabilities with Modular from CEAST.(Testing & Inspection)
- Repeatability and simplicity are keys to Kestrel optical inspection.(Testing & Inspection)
- New stabilisers for medical-grade vinyls.(Engineering Materials)
- Nederman.(Factory Services)
- Brabender increases throughput capability of laboratory extruders.(Testing & Inspection)
- New rheometer ancillaries enable extended solids testing and automated extrudate spooling.(Testing)
- More options for xenon tester.(Testing & Inspection)
- New name for pressure pipe PE.(Engineering Materials)
- Lloyd Instruments.(Testing)
- Materials price rises.(Materials Marketplace)
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Why we need to know the rheological behaviour of polymer melts and how we measure it: Dr Robert Marsh of Bohlin Instruments stresses the importance of rheology to the processing of polymers, and describes the two principal means of measuring rheological p
by Marsh, Robert - Sheet haul off for lab extruder.(Testing & Inspection)
- Tantec adds electrical leak detection.(Testing & Inspection)
- Vision system checks tactile as well as visual attributes.(Testing & Inspection)
- Plasma discharge strips metal plating from plastics.(Environmental Issues)
- 3D vision system is profitable alternative to 2D projection.(Testing & Inspection)
- Visual inspection systems focus on O-rings.(Testing & Inspection)
- Portable scanner fits into tight corners.(Testing & Inspection)
- The principal methods of laser welding polymers.(Finishing)
- Bonding fasteners eliminate drilling.(Finishing)
- Vertical layout simplifies in-mould labeling.(Finishing)
- Riverside puts more colour on its bottles.(Finishing)
- Flame retardants for glass-reinforced thermoplastics.(Additives)
- Silos let maturing EPS breathe.(Materials Handling)
- Not husky, not Netstal, but Sandretto.(Injection Moulding)
- BASF buys US plasticiser business.(Materials Marketplace)
- Medical devices--a growth market for manufacturers.(Update)
- New foaming agent cuts effluent cost.(Update)
- Buyers guide.
- Eastman discusses the future of its Hartlepool polyester plant.(Company Report)
- PVC thermal stability testing is computer-controlled.(Testing & Inspection)
- Polymer mimics glass.(Packaging Materials)
- PTS defines its own procedures to find the best parameters for two-component moulding.(Testing & Inspection)
- ColorMatrix sets down a marker for AA testing standard.(Testing & Inspection)
- More flexibility in diode welding systems.(Finishing)
- Adhesives designed to make door panels more flexible.(Finishing)
- Nylon can be plated and powder coated.(Finishing)
- More for your money, says Teca-Print.(Finishing)
- More capacity for forming sheet.(Film & Sheet Production)
- Fast change for FlexWall feeder.(Materials Handling)
- Free seminars on toolmaking initiatives.(Tooling)
- Demag consolidates its brand and plugs gaps in Eastern Europe.(Injection Moulding)
- Solvay PVC recovery process to be used in Japan.(Environmental Issues)
- Are you ready for the impact of fuel cells?(Update)
- Jobs go as Polimoon rationalises Fibrenyle.(Company Report)
- K-M adds RIM, casting and panel equipment.(Reaction Processing)
- Improved mPPs start with a melt blown grade.(Engineering Materials)
- Beaumont drops the runner.(Software)
- Hardness gauges are easier to use.(Testing & Inspection)
- Impact testers with 'vastly superior' resolution.(Testing & Inspection)
- Closure torque tester designed for portability.(Testing & Inspection)
- Sub-assembling adds value to counter low labour cost competition.(Finishing)
- Laser welding--it doesn't have to be black.(Finishing)
- Line scanner keeps track of thin film temperatures.(Film & Sheet Conversion)
- 'Smallest hot air tool' can be used for staking or bonding.(Finishing)
- ACT plans to offer more finishing techniques.(Finishing)
- Flaked glass compounds to be made by AddMaster.(Additives)
- Small sensor gives rapid reactions.(Injection Moulding)
- 3D modelling predicts flow of gas and plastic.(Injection Moulding)
- New software controls and traces CNC programs.(Software)
- Distrupol nails down BP polystyrene.(Agency Update)
- New carbon black for pressure pipes.(Additives)
- Vita to sell remaining Spartech stake.(Company Report)
- Slow speed and low cost universal testers.(Testing & Inspection)
- Cap testing machine designed for shop floor use.(Testing & Inspection)
- Testing for pipe ring stiffness.(Testing & Inspection)
- GRP discontinue after experience with PMMA/PVC sheet.(Film & Sheet Conversion)
- Special purpose adhesives from Inseto.(Finishing)
- Ionised airknife strips dust from mouldings.(Finishing)
- Satin chrome success triggers investment by Borough.(Finishing)
- More options added to Tampoprint Concentra series.(Finishing)
- Profibus simplifies new slitter construction.(Film & Sheet Conversion)
- Purpose-built machine must both slit and die cut.(Film & Sheet Conversion)
- Valve gate pin alignment is protected from the heat.(Injection Moulding)
- Pentex splits.(Agency Update)
- Changes at Conair.(Company Report)
- Bio-source plastic has electronic product potential.(Engineering Materials)
- US slitter/rewinders come to Britain.(Film & Sheet Production)
- Quick change filter improves pigment dispersion test.(Testing & Inspection)
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