Editor?s note: The author, Donald E. De Laney, a consultant in polymer process rheology, worked with GE for 17 years and has worked with Dynisco over the past eight years. The plastics compounding and ...

Editor?s note: Chris Rauwendaal is a designer, consultant, and seminar instructor who has written extensively on process engineering and extrusion topics. Part 1 of this article (PM&A Nov./Dec. 2002) ...

From twin-screw extruders for compounding applications to melt filtration products and innovations galore, exhibitors are showing a wide range of extrusion capabilities at this year's NPE. Visitors ...

Multilayered polymer-based films present significant challenges in recycling due to their heterogeneous composition. Often, these films are downcycled, landfilled or incinerated because separating the ...