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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)
• 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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