While countless tubes are extruded or injection molded each year, these manufacturing techniques are neither the most optimal nor the most cost-effective methods available to medical device ...

Extrusion and injection molding are the most important conversion techniques used by the thermoplastics processing industry. Certain factors need to be considered before a thermoplastics material is ...

There are essentially three widely used technologies for manufacturing plastic products: Injection molding, extrusion, and blow molding. Injection molding is the most commonly used process for the ...

Pellet extrusion is under increasing pressure to reduce energy use and material waste while maintaining consistent pellet quality.

Polymer extrusion transforms materials, optimizing properties through real-time Raman spectroscopy and PCA for enhanced ...

The Charlotte, N.C.-based Polymers Center of Excellence installed its sixth extrusion line and is planning a 12,000-square-foot addition as it adds capabilities and capacity for instruction, research ...

Poly(L-lactide) (PLLA) is a remarkable material of considerable interest not only as a biodegradable polymer but also as a biologically based polymer, in the sense that it is not derived from ...

An innovation in plastics manufacturing is set to have a major impact on the production of large, thick-walled stock shapes from high-performance thermoplastics. Known as displacement intrusion ...

Imidized polymers, once thought too exotic for all but aerospace components, now serve in more down-to-earth applications thanks to optimized formulations and broader processing options. Designers of ...