Polyvinyl chloride pipes have become the backbone of modern plumbing, drainage, and irrigation systems worldwide. Understanding the intricate manufacturing process behind these ubiquitous construction ...

As it transitions to processing of lead-free PVC compounds, plastic pipe processor Skoplast (Odolanow Kaczory, Poland) also changed its extrusion heads, with new 3LRK pipe heads replacing the feed ...

One of my first lessons in processor rankings was the formula for estimating extrusion sales based on material pricing and capacity. But commodity-based thinking no longer rules the day. Recent annual ...

Plastics extrusion expert Peter Heilmayr died on Aug. 18 at age 87. Heilmayr had suffered a stroke at his home in Broadway, Va., according to his family. He was "surrounded by his family and the music ...

Machine sales across the board in pipe and profile extrusion are looking up, spurred by end-markets getting healthy again. Building construction is the hottest market; wood fiber composites the ...

Perth-based Polyline Pipe Systems has joined forces with Aboriginal-owned mining and services business Karlayura Group to use Polyline’s mobile pipe-extrusion technology in WA’s Pilbara region.