Read about injection molders who have shifted everything from quality control and scheduling to production and process ...

Founded in 1877 in Mt. Gilead, Ohio, HPM — the Hydraulic Press Manufacturing Company — has a long history in machinery. In recent years, Yizumi says it has evolved the company’s product portfolio and ...

Patented technology aimed specifically at processors of complex profiles such as PVC window lineals promises to boost output rates by 25-50% by increasing cooling in the calibrators. Its inventor, ...

Projections for prices of all volume resins going into the third quarter were generally flat to down despite being slightly up in a few cases, based on supply/demand fundamentals, lower feedstock ...

Extrusion exhibitors tend to be tight-lipped about what they will be displaying at the K show right up until the curtain opens. Those that opted to divulge some tidbits relative to the goings on at ...

Going into the first month of second quarter, prices of at least three if not four of the five commodity resins had a likelihood of rolling over, despite price increase nominations for all. PP was an ...

Prices dropped for nearly all volume resins heading to 2024’s end, signaling a buyer’s market, particularly as 2025 contract negotiations were taking place. Contributing factors included overall ...

In today’s global economy, where plastics molders are constantly pressured to squeeze their prices and their profit margins, it’s important for them to find the best ways to increase their efficiency ...

Monthly reporting of prices of commodity resins PE, PP, PS, PET and PVC and quarterly reporting of prices of engineering materials used by molders and extruders.

Warehouses are the frontier for autonomous robots. As consumers become more accustomed to fast-turnaround shipping, warehouses need to operate faster and more efficiently. However, warehouses can be ...

Prices of nearly all volume resins appeared to be on the way up, with pricing leverage largely held by resin suppliers, at least for the short term. Major drivers of this trajectory included global ...

Nearly three years ago I received an email from a reader asking if I knew the story about John Wesley Hyatt’s development of Celluloid. I wrote back that not only did Hyatt discover the chemistry ...