Welding plastic is a critically important part of everyday engineering—especially for preventing leaks in underground water ...

Springfield, Mo.-based United Poly Systems LLC is extruding a new line of HDPE pipe in the same sizes as traditional copper tubes and iron pipes for a range of applications, particularly water uses.

Polyethylene pipe welding strength now has a molecular explanation: a Physical Review Letters study published August 2026 ...

As global demand for efficient, precise, and increasingly versatile plastic processing continues to expand, extrusion machinery has become an important part of manufacturing infrastructure across ...

Reinstated import duties and minimum import prices are curbing cheap imports, encouraging dealers to restock and driving ...

Private equity firm Industrial Opportunity Partners (IOP) acquired Springfield, Mo.-based United Poly Systems LLC (UPS) with plans to boost pipe production capacity and build on the product mix in a ...

Polyethylene pipes are available in various sizes and wall configurations for varied applications, some of which are listed in Table 7.17. Other sizes for specific applications may be available from a ...

Calgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - October 2, 2025) - Urban Piping announced today the launch of a comprehensive national initiative to eliminate polybutylene (Poly B) pipes from Canadian homes, ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

Q: Can you give me information on a lawsuit about plastic water pipe used in homes? I heard a little of it over the radio a couple of weeks ago. They said the maker of the pipe would pay to have it ...

Polyethylene pipes are widely employed in water supply, gas distribution and industrial applications owing to their corrosion resistance, flexibility and cost-effectiveness. Their long-term ...

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