The equal channel angular extrusion (ECAE) process has emerged as a versatile technique to enhance the microstructure and mechanical properties of polymers. Through severe plastic deformation, ECAE ...

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 ...

Commercial purge compounds (CPCs) were originally designed and marketed to the injection molding industry, which remains the dominant process for CPC usage. Today injection molders are aware of the ...

Piper Plastics (Chandler, AZ) reports that it has developed a proprietary high-pressure molding technology that yields near-net-shape polymers up to 2 inches thick without porosity, voids or sinks.