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Publication: Plastics News
Publication Date: 09-OCT-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Marketplace.(American Maplan Corp.'s VSI die head for polyolefin pipe.)(Xaloy Inc. introduces the Nano Mixer screw. )(Extol Inc. has entered the market for welding machines for joining plastic parts.)

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PME Fluidtec touts water-assist molding

PME Fluidtec GmbH is marketing a way to use water-assist injection molding to make two-part products like automotive tubing.

Water injection makes hollow parts at reduced cycle times. The tubing has a glass-filled nylon exterior and polypropylene interior.

There is no risk that glass fibers or other fillers will be washed out of the plastic matrix, according to the company. Another advantage of water-assist molding: the part walls are uniform and thinner than automotive tubing made by other processes, the company said.

PME Fluidtec is based in Kappel-Grafenhausen, Germany. The company is represented in the United States by Gain Technologies Inc. of Shelby Township, Mich., near Macomb.

Tel. 586-532-5400, fax 586-665-4246, e-mail jbyrd@gaintechnologies.com.

Co-rotating extruders feature high outputs

Maris America Corp. has introduced two new co-rotating twin-screw extruders from Italian parent Maris SpA, both offering high output, thanks to a larger free-volume capacity.

The HS extruder builds on the performance of the company's high-torque, high-speed HT extruder. The HS has an increased ratio of the barrel diameter to the inside...

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