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Articles in February, 2001 issue of Plastics Technology

• First Extrusion Coating Line for PVdC.(built by Macro Engineering and Technology Inc.)(Brief Article)
• Lots of New Alloys For Electronics.(Brief Article)
• New Concentrates Solve TPE Foaming Problems.(Brief Article)
• Bayer Bids to Be No. 1 In Polycarbonate.(plans to double global capacity of Makrolon polycarbonate resin)(Brief Article)
• Web Guide Takes Heat.(new sensor from Fife Corp.)(Brief Article)
• Portable Unit Measures Both Color and Gloss.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
• Bohler & Uddeholm Join Together.
• Get in the 'Zone'.(Plastics Technology web site)(Brief Article)
• Why RTM Is Top Gun at Lockheed Martin.(Brief Article)
• Portable Thickness Probe Measures Containers.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
• RAPID PROTOTYPING.
  by Sherman, Lilli Manolis
• Despite Resistance, Suppliers Push for More Hikes.(Brief Article)
  by Schut, Jan H.; Sherman, Lilli Manolis
• All-Electric Model Is Built for Speed.(plastic molding machine from Nissei America Inc.)(Brief Article)
• Ultra-Pure FEP Resin Helps Electronics Makers.(Brief Article)
• Bimetalix Acquires Progressive Alloys.(Bimetalix Ltd., Progressive Alloys Inc.)(Brief Article)
• Omnexus Gains More On-Line Partners.(Brief Article)
• Thermally Isolated Die Joins TPV & EPDM Rubber.(thermoplastic vulcanizate)(Brief Article)
• Nylons Offer Fast Cycles And Low Warpage.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
• Keep Machines Running in Top Form With New Software 'Wizards'.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
  by Naitove, Matthew H.
• Van Dorn Opens New Service Center.(Brief Article)
• Get a Million Bags a Day From One Machine.(bag machines from Saldoflex S.R.L.)(Brief Article)
• Reclaim Silo Unloader Stops Waste Bridging.(Brief Article)
• A-B Lasers Renamed Following Acquisition.(Brief Article)
• Israeli Sheet Producer Opens U.S. Plant.(Palram Industries)(Brief Article)
• Portable Chillers Have Dual Pumps & Compressors.(Brief Article)
• Medical Tubing.
  by Schut, Jan H.
• E-Collaborative Website For Product Development.(Brief Article)
• Mold-Analysis Tools Enhanced & Updated.(Moldflow Plastics Advisers from Moldflow Corp.)(Brief Article)
• Extrusion Coating Resin Keeps High Tack When Hot.(Brief Article)
• Knives with Nine Lives.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
• SIG PETtec Opens New Center For PET Stretch-Blow Molding.(Brief Article)
• Get Oil-Free Nitrogen for Gas Assist.(nitrogen-generation system from Gain Technologies)(Brief Article)
• Make Refrigerator Liners Easier With New HIPS.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
• Just What You Need For a Hot Date.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
• Buy Air Compressors On Line.(Brief Article)
• Rid Your Film Line Of Static.(Brief Article)
• New Hand-Held Metal Detector Pinpoints 'Tramp' Metal.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
• Dow Starts Up PP Plant in Texas.(polypropylene)(Brief Article)
• R&D Aims at Larger Parts From Metal-Powder Molding.(Honeywell Laboratories)(Brief Article)
• HDPEs for Large Heavy-Wall Water Pipe.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
• New Pigments Shift Hues in Clear Plastics.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
• Negri Bossi Is Back In North America.(Brief Article)
• New Extruder Is Tailored for Medical Tubing.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
• More Bulk Shipping of Long-Fiber Compounds.(Brief Article)
• New Software Makes 3D CAD Easier To Learn, Use and Afford.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
  by Naitove, Matthew H.
• Atoglas Starts Lab For Acrylic DVDs.(Brief Article)
• High-Speed Coex Cast Film Lines.(from Nextrom S.p.A.)(Brief Article)
• Measure Color Easier On Transparent Plastics.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
• Antimony Oxide Now Comes from Mexico.(Great Lakes Chemical Corp.)(Brief Article)
• High-Speed Hybrid Press Comes in New Sizes.(from Van Dorn Demag Corp)(Brief Article)
• New Tie-Layer Resins Bond Nylon and EVOH.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
• Inject Fluids Into Mixers Very Accurately.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
• BP & Solvay Swap Resin Businesses.(Brief Article)
• In the Cold and Dark, TPE Molder Helps Turn the Powe Back On.(Brief Article)
  by Knights, Mikell
• System Detects Micron-Size Flaws.(camera line-scanning system from Wintriss Engineering Corp.)(Brief Article)
• Vacuum Receiver Has Big Inlet Port.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
• Coperion Is Major New Nameplate in Mixers.(Coperion Holding GmbH)(Brief Article)
• Spindle Winder Is Less Of a Good Thing.(from Progressive Machine Co.)(Brief Article)
• Prefab Cleanrooms Are Modular & Portable.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
• MoldFlow Set to Buy Branden.(Branden Technologies)(Brief Article)
• 'Open' Software Module For Temperature Control.(from ControlSoft Inc.)(Brief Article)
• New HIPS Resins Beef Up Thermoformed Packaging.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
• Sequential Gating & Gas Assist Team Up for the First Time.(Brief Article)
  by Knights, Mikell
• JLM Marketing Buys Franklin Polymers.(Brief Article)
• Color Gradation Wins Award for PET Bottles.(from the World Packaging Organization)(Brief Article)
• OBPA Biocide Now Comes in PVC Pellet & Powder.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
• Bohlin Instruments Purchases Rosand.(Bohlin Instruments Ltd., Rosand Precision)(Brief Article)
• One-Stage PET Machine Gets a Boost in Speed.(Brief Article)
• FR-PBT Runs Cooler & Faster.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
• Tooling Advances Let Rotomolders Make New Kinds of Parts.(Technical)
  by Knights, Mikell
• Europe Tries New Way To Recycle PVC.(Brief Article)
• HMW Acrylic Sheet Has Greater Durability.(higher-molecular-weight)(Brief Article)
• Clean Up Your Molds.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
• Brown & Sharpe Bows Out of CMMs.(coordinate measuring machines)(Brief Article)