Extruder Intek Plastics, based in Hastings, MN, has acquired injection molding company Five Star Plastics, located in Eau Claire, WI. Both companies are family-owned. Intek said that the acquisition ...

The plastic product manufacturing process uses some variation of the extruder system. Of the different product types, plastic bag manufacturing is one of the most sensitive operations to manage.

Recycling plastic into filament normally involves chopping it into tiny pieces and pushing it through a screw extruder. [JRT3D] is taking a different approach with PetBot, which cuts PET bottles into ...

Spectrum Minnesota (Spectrum) is a precision injection molder of advanced thermoplastics selling primarily into the medical and surgical, defense, and aerospace fields. The move formally represents a ...

Plastic extrusion operators are manufacturing workers that feed, calibrate, monitor and maintain extruding machines. These machines play an important role in the automotive, construction and aerospace ...

Didyou know that 3D printing generates a lot of plastic waste? This mayseem odd at first, but every enthusiast knows the amount of plasticthat gets wasted before any successful printing is done.

An expert explains why twin-screw extruders hold distinct technological and business advantages over single-screw extruders. It is clear that the current plastics situation is affected tremendously by ...

Star Plastics has made a $5 million investment in a pair of twin-screw extruders to boost capacity. | Courtesy of Star Plastics Recycling and compounding company Star Plastics installed the first of ...