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Purging Compound Insights And Tips

4 Causes of Flow Lines in Blown Film Extrusion (and One Easy Solution)

Flow lines are one of the most common processing issues faced by blown film extruders. There..

5 Easy Ways to Minimize Purging Compound Residue

Contamination and purging compound residue are costly to your plastics processing company – both..

4 Tips for Faster Changeovers and Reduced Downtime

As a plastics processor, production downtime plagues your ability to increase profitability...

3 Reasons Purge Training Should Be A Part of Your Processor Training

Many thermoplastics processors find that using purging compounds reduces machine downtime and..

4 Ways to Reduce Hot Runner Manifold Contamination

Hot runners are incredibly useful tools for producing consistent, high-quality parts. But hot..

Repro, Regrind, & Processing Defects

Different plant standards now force us to recover as much material as possible. In some cases..

How Downtime is Hurting Your Bottom Line

Downtime is one of the costliest expenses (factors) that a company can have. Machines can get..

3 Questions That Maximize Your Purging Cost Savings

If this past year has taught us anything, it's that there are so many things we cannot control...

Best Practices for Displacing Purging Compounds

Picture this: you’re about to finish purging a machine. You’re diligently monitoring the purge..

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