Polyvinyl chloride pipes have become the backbone of modern plumbing, drainage, and irrigation systems worldwide. Understanding the intricate manufacturing process behind these ubiquitous construction ...

As it transitions to processing of lead-free PVC compounds, plastic pipe processor Skoplast (Odolanow Kaczory, Poland) also changed its extrusion heads, with new 3LRK pipe heads replacing the feed ...

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) ...

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 ...

Charlotte Pipe announced July 12 that it will close and fold the two Denver plants into its existing plant in Cedar City, Utah. Charlotte Pipe did not disclose terms of its acquisition plan, which it ...