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Articles explore plastics manufacturing, looking at the role of process cooling equipment in the design, manufacture and production of goods in the process industries.

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frigel PET Preform Plant Retrofit Includes Compact Mold-Cooling Units
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PET Preform Plant Retrofit Includes Compact Mold-Cooling Units

November 25, 2020
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A retrofit project for a Vietnamese rigid packaging and PET converter swapped out four evaporative cooling towers and eight water-cooled chillers for side-machine individual chillers and an adiabatic cooler for overall heat dissipation.
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White Paper Explores Process Cooling for Recycling Machines
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White Paper Explores Process Cooling for Recycling Machines

November 25, 2020
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In a white paper, one company explores how process cooling can improve recycling operations.


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Pressure Transmitter Developed for Plastics Industry Handles Electric Noise

July 8, 2020
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Electric noise caused by variable-frequency drives (VFDs) and other direct-coupled electrical fast transients from valves and relays is a serious challenge in the plastics industry. To address the problem, Danfoss developed a pressure transmitter optimized for the specific conditions of the plastics industry.


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Industrial Cooling Towers Transition to Plastic

Engineered plastic cooling towers offer a modular, scalable cooling solution for industrial cooling tower design and construction.
Ed Sullivan
June 25, 2020
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Industrial operations continue to confront numerous issues with the cooling towers employed to cool industrial processes. The towers cool the processes by evaporatively cooling the circulating water used for process cooling.


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Process-synchronized cooling solution from Frigel North America Inc.
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Process-Synchronized Cooling Solution for the Plastics Industry

April 15, 2020
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With the Ecodry 4.0 system, the company’s Microgel, Turbogel and Thermogel process-synchronized mold temperature control units are used to provide an operating temperature range of 41 to 392°C (5 to 200°C).


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3D Printing
Chillers

5 Considerations When Choosing a Chiller for 3D Printing

Using an air- or liquid-cooled chiller for laser cooling helps ensure the reliable operation of additive manufacturing equipment.
Jeff Henning, Aavid, Thermal Division of Boyd Corp.
April 9, 2020
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The use of additive manufacturing — also known as 3D printing — continues to grow significantly. Expanding from the printing of tooling, fixtures and prototypes into the full production of robust, reliable products used throughout many industries, 3D printing has moved well beyond simply printing uncomplicated plastic parts.


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Industrial Heat Exchangers

Cooling Capabilities: Heat Exchangers (2020 edition)

Use our Cooling Capabilities Chart on Heat Exchangers to find an exchanger maker that can help you solve your process challenges.
March 3, 2020
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Finding just the right heat exchanger for your specific process cooling application sometimes can be an intimidating task.


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Web-Based Platform Helps Turn Plastics’ Process Data into Action

October 8, 2019
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An Industry 4.0 platform for plastics processors combines equipment monitoring and visualization functions with cloud-based data storage and analytics.


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Cold Shot Chillers
Temperature Control

The Need for Temperature Control in Plastic Injection Molding

Temperature control prevents quality issues such as shrinkage, warping and stresses from developing in the injection-molding processes.
Mike Marrone, Cold Shot Chillers
October 7, 2019
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From manufacturing personal items like toys and toothbrushes to industrial parts like plastics utilized in automobiles, injection molding is one of the most relevant manufacturing techniques in use today. 


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If Manufacturing Were a Person

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Linda Becker
October 1, 2019
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If manufacturing were a person (stick with me here…), it would be the world’s worst control freak. Think about it: knowledge and control are the name of the game in effective manufacturing. 


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