Plastics extrusion expert Peter Heilmayr died on Aug. 18 at age 87. Heilmayr had suffered a stroke at his home in Broadway, Va., according to his family. He was "surrounded by his family and the music ...

Ohio-based Nordson supplies restrictor bar die to recycled-content manufacturer in Europe. The component being shipped by Nordson will help Estonia-based Greenful Group make its recycled-content wall ...

Opening is the subject of this month’s column. I’m talking about the die opening, or die gap, out of which our extruded plastic comes, not the politically charged battle over opening the economy that ...

In the plastics industry, twin screws are at the very heart of the extrusion process that transforms raw materials into rigid PVC pipe or profile. These highly engineered components are integral to ...

Guill Tool & Engineering has developed a reciprocal tubing die design. Unique features eliminate the need to weld or otherwise join sections with different profiles together. Traditional tip-and-die ...