The triennial timing and overwhelming size of the K show give it unique import on the plastics trade show calendar and the ...

Ahead of its appearance at K 2025, Vecoplan AG announced its acquisition of Pla.to, a German maker of drying and washing technology. The move will add advanced plastics cleaning to complement Vecoplan ...

Adeka Corp. announced the European launch of its Transparex clarifying additive for polypropylene (PP). Transparex was previously launched in Asia and North America in 2024. According to Adeka CEO ...

Anchorable mounting feet provide additional unit stability in laboratories and plants in seismically active locations, and a temperature alarm and cutoff relay prevent damage to the rheometer in case ...

PowerFill Pro vacuum conveying units are engineered for long life with minimal maintenance. Key components of the unit are contained in a sturdy metal cabinet, mounted atop twin steel legs and a heavy ...

At K 2025 Celanese presented its new digital assistant, Chemille, for material selection guidance. The platform delivers ...

The intensification ratio is equal to the ratio of the effective areas of the hydraulic ram to that of the screw check valve. Since those values often are not readily available, the intensification ...

When nozzle drool forces production pauses every couple hours and is measured in dozens of pounds a day, it has reached an unsustainable level. Klein Tools Inc. in Lincolnshire, Ill., a family-owned ...

Censco LLC, a Lowell, Masachussetts-based engineering services company, has acquired Mucell Extrusion Technology LLC from Zotefoams PLC. Mucell is a registered ...

The GBI measures the current state of plastics processing activity through survey responses covering new orders, production, backlog, employment, exports and supplier deliveries. A reading above 50 ...

I started in this industry back in 1994 at Cherry Electrical Products in its Control Device injection molding division as a third-shift machine operator. The title operator was stretching it a bit.

Melt flow rate testing can be characterized as the Rodney Dangerfield of material test methods—it gets no respect. People from all parts of the industry downplay the value of the test or denigrate its ...