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Davis-Standard to Host Virtual “Basics of Plastics Extrusion” Seminar

(News | New Products)

March 25, 2021, Davis-Standard is pleased to offer its popular “Basics of Plastics Extrusion” seminar, in virtual format, April 13 – 15. Davis-Standard is pleased to offer its popular “Basics of Plastics Extrusion” ...

Davis-Standard to Host Virtual “Basics of Plastics Extrusion” Seminar

(News | New Products)

September 21, 2020, Davis-Standard announced that it is offering its popular “Basics of Plastics Extrusion” seminar, in virtual fashion, October 6 – 8. Davis-Standard announced that it is offering its popular “Basics ...

Optimum Plastics Adds Extrusion Line

(Flexpack)

October 26, 2015, Company increases cast embossed capacity with new line, capable of producing film to five layers in many resin grades BLOOMER, WI | Optimum Plastics, a producer of custom engineered cast embossed and ...

NIRI Strengthens Fiber, Filament, Fabric Extrusion Capabilities with Appointment of Dr. Javier Vera Sorroche

(Coating/Laminating)

July 11, 2024, ... Lowell, managing R&D projects with the U.S. Department of Defence, AFFOA, and ANTEA GROUP. He holds a PhD in Thermoplastics Extrusion from the University of Bradford and a Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering ...

Innovation in Extrusion Barriers Can Reduce Brand Owners’ Dependence on Plastic

(Coating/Laminating)

April 17, 2024, According to the most recent statistics from the Environmental Protection Agency1, in 2018 the U.S. produced 35 million tons of plastics, while 27 million tons went to landfill. By Jalliina Järvinen, ...

From the Tosaf development laboratory: PFAS-free additives for the plastics industry

(News | New Products)

January 22, 2024, Tosaf, a globally active manufacturer of additives, compounds, and color masterbatches for the plastics industry, has developed processing aids for the extrusion of polyolefins that do not contain fluoroelastomers. ...

Oerlemans Specifies Vetaphone for New Extrusion Lines

(News | New Products)

April 18, 2023, Oerlemans Plastics, with production plants in Genderen and Giessen, Netherlands, is part of OPACKGROUP. Oerlemans Plastics, with production plants in Genderen and Giessen, Netherlands, is part of OPACKGROUP.  ...

Three Ways Water-Based Primers are Advancing Extrusion Coating Trends in the Flexible Packaging Industry

(Bag Pouch)

January 15, 2023, ... or polypropylene it is considered recycle-ready, and can, at least in theory, be recycled with other single-use plastics, such as grocery bags, at a store drop-off location. In addition, these mono-material ...

Rich Kanarski to Chair SPE Technical Programs, Extrusion Divison

(News | New Products)

April 05, 2021, Davis-Standard is pleased to announce that Rich Kanarski has been elected to serve as a technical program chair for the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE), extrusion division. Davis-Standard is pleased ...

Toray Plastics (America), Inc., Launches Lumirror STM Soft-Touch Matte PET Film

(News | New Products)

May 24, 2020, Toray Plastics (America), Inc., introduces new Lumirror® STM Soft-Touch Matte film, a unique, matte-coated polyester film technology that simplifies processing and enables the manufacture of a robust, ...

Film Extrusion Manual, Third Edition Now Available from TAPPI Press

(News | New Products)

May 05, 2020, A new stand-alone training resource is now available for professionals and operations personnel at all levels in the plastics film industry A new stand-alone training resource is now available for ...

Airlite Plastics Expands Capacity with Davis-Standard Sheet Line

(News | New Products)

March 29, 2020, Airlite Plastics Company has reportedly expanded production capabilities at its plant in Nazareth, Penn. with a semi-custom Davis-Standard sheet line. Airlite Plastics Company has reportedly expanded ...

Toray Plastics (America), Inc., Opens New PEF Division Innovation Center

(News | New Products)

March 16, 2020, Toray Plastics (America), Inc., announced that it has opened the PEF Division Innovation Center at its operations in Front Royal, Virginia. Toray Plastics (America), Inc., announced that it has opened ...

United Soft Plastics Opens New TPE Manufacturing Plant in Houston

(News | New Products)

November 04, 2019, United soft plastics opens new TPE manufacturing plant in Houston. United Soft Plastics has announced the opening of a new 10 million lb production facility in Houston in response to strong market ...

Davis-Standard to Host Plastic Extrusion Seminar in April

(News | New Products)

January 19, 2019, Davis-Standard will be offering its popular extrusion seminar, “The Basics of Plastics Extrusion,” on April 9 – 10, 2019 (PAWCATUCK, CONN.) – Davis-Standard will be offering its popular extrusion seminar, ...

Toray Plastics Features BOPP Packaging Films at Pack Expo

(News | New Products)

October 14, 2018, Toray announces expansions to its BOPP films portfolio at Pack Expo in Chicago. North Kingstown, Rhode Island | Toray Plastics (America), Inc. is featuring its Torayfan® Over-the-Mountain portfolio ...

An In-Depth Look at Extrusion - Part 1

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

September 11, 2018, ...  I will continue next month on the melting mechanism, extrusion physics, and other aspects of screw design. Tom Bezigian holds a B.S. in Plastics Engineering from the University of Massachusetts–Lowell. ...

An In-Depth Look at Extrusion - Part 2

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

July 05, 2018, ... This well-established schematic dates back to the Golden Age of Plastics from Tadmor & Klein, Bob Gregory, Bruce Maddox and others.  A hopper rests on the barrel above the first flight, and the feed ...

Nordson Adapts Extrusion Die Technology

(News | New Products)

May 28, 2018, The Uniflow extrusion die, now offered under EDI brand, is said to be an alternative to Contour dies CHIPPEWA FALLS | Nordson Corporation has adapted an extrusion die technology that has been in global ...

Show Preview | K 2016 To Reveal How Plastics Shape the Future

(Trends/Management)

September 21, 2016, Venture to the Trade Fair for Plastics in Germany to see the raw materials you'll soon be converting. Venture to the Trade Fair for Plastics in Germany to see the raw materials you'll soon be converting. ...