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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
- 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
- New Plants for Engineering Resins
- Two suppliers recently announced plans to increase capacity.
Article Published: 11/3/2012
- New Plastic ‘Lumber’ Uses No Wood
- Intended to expand the property profile and application potential of polymeric wood substitutes, a new technology is available for license to make lightweight plastic lumber-type products that contain no wood fiber.
Article Published: 11/3/2012
- Alliance Polymers Introduces Own Line of TPEs
- Alliance Polymers and Services LLC, Romulus, Mich., distributor of Elastollan TPUs from BASF and Maxelast SEBS-based TPEs from Polymax of China, is introducing the first TPE products of its own.
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
