A new technical conference dedicated exclusively to the science and optimization of extrusion processing will debut this summer as the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Extrusion Division launches ...

Colson Ballard, left, Tower Extrusions die shop manager, discusses career opportunities with a Texas State Technical College student following a recent employer spotlight held at the Abilene campus.

Ongoing innovations in extrusion technology, such as multi-layer extrusion, die design improvements, and energy-efficient machinery, are enhancing the production of complex shapes and high-quality ...

Abstract: This paper presents a real-time visual servoing system for automating die-centering in catheter extrusion processes. By leveraging state-of-the-art image processing algorithms, the system ...

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His work on the interiors of the Time-Life Building helped set the tone for postwar office style and provided a model for the set of “Mad Men.” By Clay Risen Gerald Luss, whose sophisticated designs ...

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 ...

Known for her expertise on midcentury modernism and love of Southwestern colors, she also helped create an annual event showcasing the work of other designers. By Joanne Kaufman Amy Lau, a New York ...

The Guill Series 500 crosshead with Mechanically Assisted Gum Space (MAGS) adjustment was designed for the flow characteristics of elastomeric compounds. Exhibiting at MD&M West 2025, three members of ...

Robert A. Unger, a highly respected, innovative store design and visual merchandising executive for five decades at department stores, died Nov. 27 due to heart failure. He was 82. Unger died ...