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- Weyerhaeuser & Ford Develop Cellulose-Fiber TP Composites for Automotive
- WEB EXCLUSIVE: Forestry products producer Weyerhaeuser in Federal Way, Wash., has introduced a proprietary, patent-pending thermoplastic composite with cellulose-fiber reinforcement derived from wood.
Article Published: 12/4/2012
- VW Adopts PP Intake Manifolds in Two Car Engines
- Glass-reinforced PP with proprietary heat-stabilization enhancement has emerged as a competitor for nylon in air-intake manifolds of two Volkswagen car engines: a three-cylinder gasoline engine in Brazil and Europe and a 1.6-liter, four-cylinder eng...
Article Published: 11/29/2012
- News in Materials & Machinery at SPE Blow Molding Conference
- New barrier materials for small fuel tanks, tooling developments for large, flat, and odd-shaped industrial parts, new all-electric machines for large containers, and gravimetric extrusion control for bottles are some of the topics discussed at the ...
Article Published: 11/28/2012
- PP Compounds Used in First Thermoplastic Lift Gate in New Renault Clio
- WEB EXCLUSIVE: The new Renault Clio sports what’s said to be the first all-thermoplastic, mono-material lift gate on a commercial vehicle.
Article Published: 11/3/2012
- Nylon Replaces Metal in Auto Transmission Oil Pan
- WEB EXCLUSIVE: A 60% glass-reinforced nylon 6 from Lanxess LLC, Pittsburgh, has replaced steel sheet in the extremely flat, yet very stiff S tronic transmission oil pan on the new Audi R8.
Article Published: 11/3/2012
- The New Lightweights: Injection Molded 'Hybrid' Composites Spur Automotive Innovation
- A thermoplastic composite technology that emerged just a couple of years ago promises to make dramatic strides within the next two years in automotive mass production of structural components.
Article Published: 11/2/2012
- Beat the Heat When Molding High-Temperature Thermoplastics
- Conventional molding techniques are not effective with high-temperature materials. Molders need to be aware of certain conditions and parameters to handle problems sometimes posed by high-heat injection molding.
Article Published: 9/29/2012
- Laser-Transparent PBT in Novel Air-Flap Control Unit
- WEB EXCLUSIVE: A 20% glass-reinforced grade of Ultradur LUX laser-transparent PBT resin from BASF is being used for the housing cover of a novel air-flap control actuator developed jointly by Germany’s Tier 1 supplier Rochling Automotive and motor d...
Article Published: 9/4/2012
- Noryl GTX in India’s First Injection Molded Plastic Fenders
- WEB EXCLUSIVE: India’s first injection-molded plastic fenders are featured on the new global XUV500 SUV from Indian automaker Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M). They are made of Noryl GTX, a PPE/nylon blend from SABIC Innovative Plastics, Pittsfield, Mass.
Article Published: 9/4/2012
- Expansions in TP Composite Materials
- Polystrand, Inc., Englewood, Colo., is starting up a new and larger production facility for continuous-fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites in Montrose, Colo.
Article Published: 8/28/2012
