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Is Infrared Right for Your Part?

When properly designed and applied to the process heating application, infrared delivers benefits.
Marty Sawyer, Trimac Industrial Systems
August 4, 2020
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By its most simple definition, process heating is the raising of the temperature of a part or substrate within a manufacturing process.


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Energy-Saving Alternatives for Plastics Process Chilling
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Energy-Saving Alternatives for Plastics Process Chilling

One chiller manufacturer performed head-to-head comparisons under real-world conditions to determine the differences in efficiencies among fixed-speed, digital-scroll and variable-speed compressors.
Tim Miller, Conair
September 17, 2018
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For decades, plastics processors have had to select chillers based on their maximum cooling-capacity requirements. While this approach ensures plenty of chiller capacity, it was not always energy efficient. 


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Perspective Matters

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Linda Becker
August 1, 2017
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A man stood in the front of the room, holding a 12 by 12" card that looked like the most vibrant swatch I had seen. I wondered if he used the palette to select other colors for some of his art projects I could see surrounding him, or if the card represented an unusual new work.


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Catalyst Could Make Biodegradable Plastics

August 15, 2016
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Researchers at Stanford and IBM Research developed chemical approaches that could efficiently generate biodegradable plastics suited for manufacturing products, including forks, medical devices and fabrics.
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Companies Seek to Characterize Plastic-Waste-Derived Clean Fuel

July 6, 2016
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In the European Union alone, more than 27.5 million tons (27 million tonnes) of post-consumer waste plastic is produced each year.


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Industrial Ovens
Industrial Ovens

3 Industrial Processes, 3 Industrial Ovens

Plastic processing, molded pulp and paper products and foundries have special oven requirements. Tailoring an oven to its industrial application allows it to deliver precise heating.
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Mike Grande, Wisconsin Oven
January 3, 2016
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This article will examine how and why ovens play a crucial role in three common industrial applications: plastics, pulp and paper, and foundries.


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Drop of Water Self-Heals Bioplastic Parts

September 2, 2015
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A simple drop of warm water self-heals a multiphase polymer derived from the genetic code of squid ring teeth.
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DaltonElectric

Split-Sheath Heaters Accommodate Thermocouples to Ensure Accurate Temperature Control

July 24, 2015
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Watt-Flex can be manufactured with a groove along the outside of the sheath to accommodate a needle-type thermocouple for accurate sensing and control in temperature-critical processing applications such as molding heat-sensitive resins.


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Multi-Zone Conveyor Oven Delivers Heat to Polymer

July 15, 2015
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A custom, multi-zone conveyor oven will soon be used to melt high temperature polymer into a steel ring that houses electronic components.
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Conveyor Designed for Thermoforming Applications

June 24, 2015
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The granulator feed conveyor is designed to ensure seamless startup in thermoforming applications for improved uptime.


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Heat Processing Equipment Risk Assessments: What Are They, and What Is a PHA?

An increasing number of NFPA codes and standards have now borrowed from the process safety industry: The trend for requiring PHAs is increasing. If you really want to up your safety and reliability game, you’ll need to understand these and risk assessments, and be proficient in how to do them.  

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