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OUR INDUSTRY IN 2018: Crossing the Rubicon

From the agonies of the ongoing NAFTA renegotiation, to the newly resurrected TPP deal, to tax cuts and red tape, Canada’s plastics industry will face a host of disruptions and challenges this year. Can we make it safely to the other side?

INJECTION MOLDING: Transparently innovative

Injection molding is the most common method of part manufacturing in the industrial sector, indispensable for producing high volumes of the same item. But the parts coming out are only as good as the resins going in, which makes material selection a key consideration for any molder. Here are some of the newest cutting-edge resins and additives on the market.

SIZE REDUCTION: The cutting edge

Manufacturers and suppliers of size reduction equipment are headed for early, unplanned retirements if they don’t respond quickly to the needs of their plastics processing customers. So what do those customers need? We asked the manufacturers and suppliers themselves.

PURGING COMPOUNDS: Asked and answered

Since many plastics processors treat commercial purging compounds as an option instead of a necessity, CPC makers and suppliers have to be on top of their games when dealing with these often skeptical customers. Here are some of the most common questions they face about how to choose and use purging agents, and their answers.

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