White Papers for Plastics Processors, Plastics Equipment and Materials

• 10 Leadership Behaviors to Be a Better Boss

  The role of a leader is often more nuanced than an individual contributor. You must exhibit leadership behaviors that foster the right culture to have an effective team and work hard reinforce that culture. Read on to find out more about these leadership behaviors.

• IGS Article: Implementing Industry 4.0: Lessons learned over two decades.

  In this piece, Herman Rusch, Chief Executive Officer, and Rob van den Brand, Chief Operating Officer, both of IGS GeboJagema, present four lessons for implementing Industry 4.0 technology and practices in the drug delivery industry, which the company has learned during its own journey to...

• Automatic Dosing System for Pigments and Additives Materials

  Color Service is the world leader in the manufacturing and development of Automatic Dosing Systems for powder and liquid products for compound and masterbatch preparation. The company’s technology is developed to solve problems associated with the manual weighing of pigments or additives and it...

• 5 Questions OEMs Must Ask Before Partnering with a Custom Injection Molder

  Now more than ever, OEMs are challenged to keep supply chains tight and business initiatives moving forward at a sometimes blistering pace.The OEM-injection molder relationship is integral to every aspect of production, making it a value-add across projects and time — provided you have the right...

• IBIS Short Form Catalogue

  Saving you time and money through innovative technology.

• Traits of Successful Companies

  High level outline on the Common Traits of Companies who find Sustainable Growth and Profit

• 'Dosing Done Right' With the new MDS Volumetric Feeder from Movacolor

  Movacolor’s new Volumetric Feeder

• Techmer PM's Sustainable Solutions

  Techmer PM is dedicated to materials design sustainability. Led by our Mission, Strategic Pillars, and Values, we craft sustainable solutions to create products that maintain and uphold our responsibility to the communities we work in. We strive to have a positive impact on our society and...

• Guaranteed momentum at B. Braun Medical

  A new YouTube video explores how Penn College graduates are answering the demand for tomorrow-minded polymer engineers through their work at B. Braun Medical. Challenged to develop innovative medical solutions, alumni – Daniel M. Dietrich, '09, processing engineering manager; and Joshua A....

• Meeting the Unique Manufacturing Needs of a Sanitation Industry Product

  Giving a customer diversity in molding.

• The Future is Bright for the Global Pouches Market

  There’s been few packaging innovations that have taken the world by storm like pouches have. Go to any zoo or park, and you’ll see plenty of children enjoying their pouch snack. And it’s not just food—the beverage industry has especially embraced pouches. For instance, the wine industry, which...

• Electrical equipment in a potentially explosive environment - Tappex Hi-Mould comes to the rescue

  Tappex Thread Inserts have a wide range of standard inserts that are in stock and meet the majority of our customers performance and installation requirements. In some cases, the application specification can mean that a variant longer, shorter, with a special thread or other feature needs to be...

• About Blow Molded Solutions LLC

  Learn more about BMS and why we may be good fit for your company.

• The Heat Stake Advantage

  An interesting article that discusses the many advantages of plastic assembly using heat and pressure versus other alternatives.

• Additive for flexible packaging to make food better, safer and longer.

  It is a natural additive for flexible films, FDA and EPA approved to extend fruit and vegetables shelf-life. Nanox provides it in masterbatch form and our customer needs to add on the packaging manufacturing process.

• Building a Sustainable Future: 2023 Annual Report

  Our purpose is to help composites manufacturers prosper by supporting the industry in delivering composite technologies that make structures more durable, transportation more efficient, consumer & industrial goods higher performing while minimizing their environmental footprint and supporting...

• Linde PLASTINUM® Gas Injection Molding

  Linde PLASTINUM Gas Injection Molding: Enhanced gas injection molding

• Stearic Acid: PALMERA Stearic Acid - Sustainable Bio-based Additives to Meet Your Lubrication Needs

  PALMERA Stearic Acid is derived from plant and widely used as a dispersing agent, a mould release agent, an internal and external lubricant for plastic and rubber processing. It provides excellent flow properties when used with rubber and plastic. It is able to increase the shear rate and...

• Compounding Market Brochure

  Are you looking to improve your plastic compounds? Let Entec Polymers help you with the right resins, impact modifiers, and compatibilizers to make your compounds exceptional!

• PLASTICS ARE ESSENTIAL TO LIVING IN OUR WORLD.

  And Spartech is making a world of difference in plastic solutions that are sustainable, diverse, reliable and helping bring innovative ideas to life. To us, plastics make life better. You see it, touch it and depend upon plastic for everything from food packaging to packaging for medical...

• Advanced Polymers for Additive Manufacturing Featuring Higher Recyclability

  Advanced Laser Materials, LLC (ALM) has developed a new base polyamide material for laser sintering (LS). This new material is stabilized against the typical degradation LS nylons experience when exposed to the long duration high temperatures in the build area.

• Intelligent Packaging for Circular Economy: A FMI White Paper in collaboration with Graham Packaging

  According to the latest Future Market Insights White Paper Intelligent Packaging for Circular Economy, only 2% of packaging spend is on intelligent packaging today, but this is growing rapidly as intelligent solutions support megatrends around sustainability, automation and need for...

• Plastic Colorant Options 101: Pellet vs Liquid

  Both technologies have advantages and disadvantages. Feel free to download our quick overview of both liquid and traditional pellet options followed by two case studies in which color-processing challenges were overcome using a new pelletized color technology solution.

• New BOPE additives from Tosaf for agile and efficient response to new market trends

  The transition to BOPE requires manufacturers to incorporate special additives that are specifically tailored to the new orientation process. While formulating these advanced additives may seem futuristic, Tosaf has effectively responded to the BOPE trend by creating a new line of innovative...

• Feeders satisfy plants hunger for expansion.

  Acrison Equipment helps GE Plastics meet their aggressive requirements for increased production and stringent end product quality requirements.