Plastics Engineering Magazine - December 2007
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On the Cover New BEX 2-135 V Plus high-performance parallel twin-screw extruder is designed to process PVC at the rate of 1000 kg/hr. Battenfeld Extrsionstechnik. |
Machinery Annual Primary Plastics-Processing Equipment in Review Manufacturers of plastics-processing machinery seemed to save their best for news for K 2007, unveiling a steady stream of new models, product enhancements, and process improvements at the global trade show held October 24-31 in Düsseldorf, Germany. In many cases, the advantages offered by these new machines make an excellent argument for replacing older, less efficient equipment. This report takes a look at the latest machinery for injection molding, extrusion, thermoforming and blow molding. By Richard Stewart |
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Integration is the Key Prouction cells are key to plastics manufacturing. And the new highly integrated production cells demonstrated at the recent K show incorporate peripherals such as bagging, painting, and camera-based QC systems. The production cell is the future of injection moulding in Europe. By Peter Mapletson |
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Technology on a Roll RolaTubes offer unique designs that lead to logistics solutions. We met with the product's inventor, Andrew Daton-Lovett, director of RolaTube Technology, to find out more about "technology on a roll". By Patrick Stapley |
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| SPE NewsRoundup | 40 |
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| SPE in Europe | 42 |
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| Industry Events | 44 |
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| Practical Energy Savings Cutting energy waste and increasing efficiency don't necessarily require major changes. Reducing energy use during plastics processing is obviously a good idea, especialy when one considers the widespread desire to lower power-plant emissions. But waste-energy reduction is also part of the broader strategy of lean manufacturing, a methodology that some say is still underused in the plastics industry. This article focuses on energy-saving ideas that don't require totally retooling an operation. By Michael Tolinski |
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From SPE | 5 |
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Industry Events | 46 |
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Recruitment/Classified Advertising | 54 |
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Advertiser Index | 57 |
