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) ...

The American Maplan Compact profile extrusion line is for applications such as trim moldings, cable ducts, and cornering strips for the construction, furniture, and industrial equipment sectors.

Increasingly smaller medical devices require tighter tolerances that make extrusion process control more difficult. Photos courtesy of TEEL PLASTICS INC. As medical devices get smaller and tolerances ...

Romulus, Mich. — Thermoplastic extruder Spiratex Co. will increase manufacturing capacity at its Monroe, Mich., production plant to meet demand from several markets as more industries emerge from the ...

Angel investors understand the high stakes of funding new technologies. The journey is fraught with financial, technical and market risks—but when a groundbreaking well-designed innovation meets the ...