Exploring the: Automotive Zone
|
Sort by: |
- Thermoset Molding Drives DMP’s Growth in Mexico
- Dickten Masch using time-tested thermoset processing at Mexico plant to expand presence in automotive.
Article Published: 4/29/2013
- First PVC Long-Fiber Composites Debut
- SolVin has developed technology that allows production of what are said to be the world’s first PVC long- or continuous-fiber composites.
Article Published: 4/29/2013
- Evonik Resumes Full Production of Nylon 12
- WEB EXCLUSIVE: Germany’s Evonik Industries (in the U.S., Evonik Degussa Corp., Parsippany, N.J.) has resumed full operation of its reconstructed CDT (cyclododecatriene) feedstock plant at the Marl site, less than a year after it was destroyed ...
Article Published: 4/11/2013
- Radiation Crosslinking Boosts Nylon Properties
- Demand for more robust plastics is creating new opportunities for radiation-crosslinked nylons, including nylon 6 and 66, which can serve as cost-effective alternatives to higher-cost, high-heat thermoplastics. Crosslinked nylons have higher heat re...
Article Published: 3/26/2013
- First Two-Cavity Injection Molded Fenders Made with Noryl GTX
- The 2012 Outlander Sports crossover from Mitsubishi Motor Corp. features what is reportedly the industry’s first two-cavity injection molded fenders.
Article Published: 3/1/2013
- New U.S. Distributor for Elix Polymers ABS
- Polymer Z, Birmingham, Mich., has been named the North American distributor of precolored ABS resins and ABS- and SAN-based polymer modifiers from Spain’s Elix Polymers.
Article Published: 2/26/2013
- Mitsui to Boost PP Compounding to Meet U.S. Automotive Demand
- Japan’s Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (U.S. office in Rye Brook, N.Y.) has augmented its expansion plans for production of PP automotive compounds and TPOs in the U.S. by an additional 30 million lb/yr through its affiliate, Advanced Composites, Inc....
Article Published: 2/26/2013
- That’s One Complex Molding Job!
- Under the hood of the 2012 Nissan Altima is a water outlet assembly that looks like an injection molder’s nightmare.
Article Published: 1/29/2013
- Two-Shot PC Glazing/Spoiler Combo in New Fiat Car
- The new Fiat MPV (multi-purpose vehicle), already launched in Europe and set to debut here early in 2013, has what are said to be the first fixed rear side windows in the U.S. to use two-shot injection-compression molding, which allows for the seaml...
Article Published: 1/29/2013
- Two-Shot PC Glazing/Spoiler Combo in New Fiat Car
- WEB EXCLUSIVE: The new Fiat MPV (multi-purpose vehicle),already launched in Europe and set to debut here early in 2013, has what are said to be the first fixed rear side windows in the U.S. to use two-shot injection compression molding, which allows...
Article Published: 1/1/2013
