General
Why our best ideas are always yours.
April 29, 2019 | Rich Shaffer
I’ve worked most of my career in product development. And people who learn about that often ask: ‘Where do you…
Downstream Extrusion
What’s behind the explosion in extruder productivity?
April 22, 2019 | Ernie Preiato
I’ve been in this business 30-plus years and continue to be amazed at the pace at which tubing extrusion technology…
Blending
Gravimetric and volumetric feeders: What are they? And what is the difference?
April 8, 2019 | Alan Landers
Feeders are auxiliary equipment that dispense a measured amount of an ingredient—a resin, a colorant, or an additive—into resin entering…
Heat Transfer
Chiller Sizing, Part 2: The “Old-School” Way
April 4, 2019 | Jim Fisher
If you don’t like the idea of expert guidelines for estimating process heat loads, or just plain prefer to make…