JANUARY
SPECIAL: mold and tool suppliers´guide
ARTICLES:
Fiber composites technology advances
New expanded plastic films for high demanding markets
Process control: useful process data from the injection molding machine
GUIDES:
► photovoltaic cells suppliers; rotational molding companies´directory;
FEBRUARY
ARTICLES:
Shrinkage control in thermoforming process
Waterjet cutting of plastic materials
Precision forecast of metal inserts deformation in injection molding
GUIDES:
► form, fill and seal/blow fill and seal (FFS/BFS) machines; temperature controllers; corrugated pipes extruders
MARCH
PREVIEW:
Feimec – Machinery and Equipment International Exhibition (São Paulo/SP, May, 3rd to 7th)
ARTICLES:
Color changing in molds containing hot runner systems
Door pannels with natural fiber content
GUIDES:
► pick and place (delta) robots; rheometers and viscosimeters
EXTRA CIRCULATION:
► Feimec
APRIL
PREVIEW:
31ª Feira da Mecânica - 31ª Mechanics Trade Fair (São Paulo/SP, May, 17th to 21st)
ARTICLES:
Eco-friendly flame retardants
PU dosing heads for high and low outputs
Polymer surfaces' analytical methods
GUIDES:
► extrusion companies´ directory; pultrusion machines suppliers
EXTRA CIRCULATION:
► 31ª Feira da Mecânica
MAY
ARTICLES:
Dry ice as a foaming agent in extrusion process
Lightweight materials based on hybrid compounds (WPC/PET fibers)
Online color measuring in extruded products
GUIDES:
► dosing systems; generator sets; thermoforming companies´directory
JUNE
SPECIAL: Innovation in PET market
ARTICLES:
Increasing efficiency in stretch blow molding
Precise additive dosing in polyolefins
Polyetherimide (PEI) as an additive manufacturing material
GUIDES:
► extruders; plasma surface treatment; colorants, pigments and masterbatches
JULY
SPECIAL: injection molding converters' directory
ARTICLES:
Antimicrobial surfaces from PP compounds containing TiO2
Composite films integrate lighting and sensoring functions
How to obtain lightweight structures by thermoforming, injection and injection-reaction molding
GUIDES:
► laser welding machines
EXTRA CIRCULATION:
► Interplast/Euromold/Pack Brasil (August 16th to 19th , Joinville, SC)
AUGUST
ARTICLES:
PA12 pipes for hydrocarbon transportation
Innovative touchscreen technology using metal mesh plastic films
Sensors inside the mold: quality control of injection molded parts
GUIDES:
► compounds suppliers; hot runner systems; in mold labelling systems (IML); plastic grinders
SEPTEMBER
ARTICLES:
Flexible films applied to bending mechanisms in plastic parts
Direct laser structuring of molded interconnected devices (MID)
GUIDES:
► electric injection molding machines; T-shirt bag machines; additives and fillers
OCTOBER
SPECIAL: 8th Brazilian Plastics Processing Industry Inventory by Plástico Industrial
ARTICLES:
Metal and pearl effect pigments improve packaging design
Plasma treatment improves adhesion of injection molded parts
GUIDES:
► ultrasound welding machines; 3D scanning systems; plastics recycling companies
EXTRA CIRCULATION:
► Feiplar Composites / Feipur-Polyurethane (São Paulo, november 2016)
NOVEMBER
SPECIAL: blow molding converters' directory
ARTICLES:
Plastics laser welding associated with more flexible production processes
Radial flow: new possibilities of multimaterial extrusion
GUIDES:
► air bubble film extrusion lines; thermoforming machines
DECEMBER
SPECIAL: thermoplastic resin buyers' guide
ARTICLES:
Pharmaceutical packaging production
PP/natural fiber sheets thermoforming
Thermal homogenization of extrusion blown films in spiral mandrels
GUIDES:
► heating elements; resin dryers buyers´guide
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