From SPE
New Educational Alliance; A Letter to Recent Grads
Passing the Skills Test
Training employees efficiently & effectively is a challenge
By Michael Tolinski
Plastic Parts in Plastics Processing Equipment
Why can’t more plastic components be used in plastics process machinery?
By Pat Toensmeier
Active Packaging Gets Smarter
Embedded sensors & quantum dots for “intelligent” packaging
By Geoff Giordano
When “Permanent” Really Means Permanent
A new option for decorating tough-to-bond-to polyolefins
By Jason Brownell
Good Venting
By Mark Rosen
Venting’s a key requirement for quality injection-molded parts
A Fracture Mechanics Approach to Service Life Prediction of HDPE Fusion Joints in Nuclear Applications
By S. Kalyanam, P. Krishnaswamy, Y. Hioe, D.J. Shim, and E. Focht
Crack growth in pipe butt-fusion joints is complex, but essential to understand
DEPARTMENTS
NEW! Resin Market Focus
By IHS Chemicals
Industry News
Industry Patents
By Dr. Roger Corneliussen
Energy-Saving Tip
By Dr. Robin Kent
Upcoming Industry Events
Market Place
Advertiser Index
About the cover:
The Klear Can molded by Milacron incorporates Milliken’s clarifying agent in its material, making it a “clear choice”—see our cover story (Klear Can image courtesy of Milliken & Co.).
