Exploring the: Engineering Thermoplastics Zone
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- High-Flow Nylon Carries the Load in New Fork-Lift Truck
- WEB EXCLUSIVE: New I-ton hand pallet truck (HPT) from Lifter S.r.l. of Italy (U.S. office in Marietta, Ga.) is the first pallet truck in the world made of nonmetallic material.
Article Published: 5/1/2012
- Bayer to Buy Arkema’s PC Sheet Business
- Bayer MaterialScience, Pittsburgh, will acquire the U.S. polycarbonate sheet business of Arkema Inc., Philadelphia.
Article Published: 4/29/2012
- MATERIALS AT NPE: All Market Sectors Benefit from Large Crop of New Materials
- Higher-performance and easier processing PE film resins for packaging, a one-pass crosslinked PE for photovoltaic (PV) wire and cable, several higher-performing nylons and TPEs, “greener” plastics, and enhanced styrenic and PC resins are...
Article Published: 4/28/2012
- Automotive Drives Injection Overmolding of Composite Sheet
- The drive for weight savings in the auto industry has spawned a growing range of applications for overmolding of so-called “organic sheet composites.” These are continuous-fiber fabrics preimpregnated with thermoplastic resin (usually ny...
Article Published: 3/29/2012
- PPA Moves into Gearshift Levers
- WEB EXCLUSIVE: Vestamid HT plus polyphthalamide (PPA) from Evonik Industries High Performance Polymers in Germany (in the U.S., Evonik Degussa Corp., Parsippany, N.J.), is being used in gearshift lever parts for a major European auto company.
Article Published: 3/29/2012
- Commodity & Engineering Resin Prices Climb Higher
- Prices of major commodity thermoplastics continued to move upward through end of first quarter.
Article Published: 3/27/2012
- Powder Injection Molding Helps PTI Thrive in Specialties
- “We like challenges. We like to do things that other people are scared to do.”
Article Published: 3/27/2012
- BASF Explores Nylon Composites for Cars
- WEB EXCLUSIVE: At the Paris JEC Composites Show, Mar. 27-29, BASF AG (U.S. office in Wyandotte, Mich.) is planning to showcase two new application concepts for continuous-fiber nylon composites in automotive structures.
Article Published: 2/29/2012
- Materials & Additives at NPE: Performance, Processability, And Sustainability
- Bioplastics take center stage.
Article Published: 2/23/2012
- Liquid Infusion of UV Stabilizer
- Process involves dipping the parts in an aqueous bath for a short period
Article Published: 2/23/2012
