Exploring the: Engineering Thermoplastics Zone
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- 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
- 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
- New Plants for Engineering Resins
- Two suppliers recently announced plans to increase capacity.
Article Published: 11/3/2012
- PP, PS, PVC Prices Up, But Not for Long
- A soft landing is expected for the four commodity thermoplastics as the year comes to an end.
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
- Nylon Replaces Stainless Steel in Surgical Devices
- WEB EXCLUSIVE: A 50% glass-filled Ixef polyarylamide (PARA, also known as MXD6 nylon) from Solvay Specialty Polymers USA, LLC, Alpharetta, Ga., delivers the high strength, rigidity, moldability, and ultra-smooth finish needed to replace stainless st...
Article Published: 10/1/2012
- Ultra-Stiff Glass-Filled Nylon 66 in Photovoltaic Mounting System
- WEB EXCLUSIVE: The new Aixtralight Clip rooftop solar-panel mounting system from Germany’s Aixtra Solar AG is made of ultra-stiff, 35% glass-reinforced, flame-retardant Ultramid A3WG10 nylon 66 from BASF (U.S. office in Wyandotte, Mich.). The ...
Article Published: 10/1/2012
- ‘Breakthrough’ in Nylon Characterization
- WEB EXCLUSIVE: Malvern Instruments, Westborough, Mass., has a novel gel permeation chromatography (GPC) method for characterizing nylon that is said to significantly reduce the cost of analysis while simultaneously improving safety, compared with ex...
Article Published: 10/1/2012
- New U.S. Production of Engineering-Resin Stock Shapes
- ZL Engineering Plastics Inc., Lenexa, Kan., a supplier of stock shapes, has started up its first U.S. extrusion operation in response to growing demand.
Article Published: 10/1/2012
- Resin Prices Go Up, Down and Sideways
- Tight resin inventories and upward pressure from feedstocks were two factors pushing prices of PE, PP, and PVC higher last month.
Article Published: 10/1/2012
