The equal channel angular extrusion (ECAE) process has emerged as a versatile technique to enhance the microstructure and mechanical properties of polymers. Through severe plastic deformation, ECAE ...

While countless tubes are extruded or injection molded each year, these manufacturing techniques are neither the most optimal nor the most cost-effective methods available to medical device ...

A polymer extrusion function addresses some limitations of large-format additive manufacturing, and a configurable spindle option introduces possibilities for hybrid manufacturing.

Polyvinyl chloride pipes have become the backbone of modern plumbing, drainage, and irrigation systems worldwide. Understanding the intricate manufacturing process behind these ubiquitous construction ...

Sometimes inspiration comes from a customer. That is certainly the case for Jim Benton, owner of Poly-Tech Plastic Molding Inc. in Prairie Grove, Ark. A request for a better plastic face shield has ...

Pexco LLC has made its eighth acquisition since 2018, this time growing in the fluoropolymer market by purchasing Altaflo LLC of Sparta, N.J. In a March 1 news release, officials with Pexco in Johns ...

One reason plastic waste persists in the environment is because there’s not much that can eat it. The chemical structure of most polymers is stable and different enough from existing food sources that ...

MASSILLON During the summer of 2018, executives with Polymer Packaging met with customers to discuss steps for improving service and potential products. It came as a surprise when one customer ...