PT Online

August 2008


Features

• Mold Simulation: New Frontiers in Process Prediction
• Composites: Higher Properties, Lower Cost
  

• Your Business In Brief
• Pricing Update - Price Hikes Hit Scary Levels
• Economics Outlook - Molded Housewares Are Down, But Not By Much
• Strategies: Rapid Tooling "Grows" Profits At Linear Mold

Real World

• Custom Conveying Systems Pay Big Returns for Molders
  

Troubleshooter

• Blow Molding: Get a Handle on Stress-Cracking In HDPE Bottles

Keeping Up With Technology

• Thermoforming: Plug-Assist Coating Improves Surface Quality & Formability
  

Editorial

• Ready to Get Serious About Energy Efficiency?