DSM Engineering Plastics
2267 West Mill Rd.
Evansville, IN 47732 US
248-792-9136
dsm.com/engineeringmaterials
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DSM Engineering Plastics Supplies the Following Products
- Nylon--Type 46
- Nylon--Type 6
- Nylon--Type 66
- Thermoplastic Elastomers--Polyester Type
Editorial, News, and Products
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Chase Plastics Now Authorized Distributor for Envalior
The new global engineering materials entity Envalior brings together DSM Engineering Materials and Lanxess High Performance Materials.
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Lanxess and DSM Engineering Materials Venture Launched as ‘Envalior’
This new global engineering materials contender combines Lanxess’ high-performance materials business with DSM’s engineering materials business.
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DSM’s Biobased Nylon 410 Used in New Stackable Chairs
This is the result of a collaboration with New Zealand’s direct-to-consumer furniture brand noho.
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DSM and DiFold Develop Foldable Reusable Bottles
The injection molded reusable packaging from this startup are made from DSM’s Arnitel Eco biobased thermoplastic copolyester.
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DSM Launches an AI Powered Color & Mechanical Properties Prediction Tool
Called Lucidiris, this prediction tool can reduce time to market when developing colors of high-performance materials for a variety of applications.
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In Sustainable Packaging, the Word is ‘Monomaterial’
In both flexible and rigid packaging, the trend is to replace multimaterial laminates, coextrusions and “composites” with single-material structures, usually based on PE or PP. Nonpackaging applications are following suit.
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Extending the Repertoire of Blow Molded Nylon Fuel Tanks
The second blow molded monolayer nylon 6 auto fuel tank using DSM’s Akulon Fuel Lock is a plug-in hybrid – another first.
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DSM Expands and Upgrades Indiana Facility
Company’s new facility to ensure regional supply of high-performance engineering resins.
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Resins & Additives for Sustainability in Vehicles, Electronics, Packaging & Medical
Material suppliers have been stepping up with resins and additives for the ‘circular economy,’ ranging from mechanically or chemically recycled to biobased content.
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K 2022 Preview: Engineering Materials for Sustainability and E-Mobility
Materials that are sustainable yet offer equal performance to their fossil-based counterparts will be prominent at K 2022.
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Biobased, High-Performance Aliphatic Nylon 46
DSM’s Stanyl B-MB 100% biobased version of the company’s flagship Stanyl 46 and said to be an ‘industry-first launch’ of a biobased high-temperature nylon.
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Medical-Grade Nylon 6, Nylon 6/66, and PET
DSM Engineering has expanded its Medical Care portfolio of engineering materials for medical devices.
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Tracing the History of Polymeric Materials: Polyesters
Beyond PET, PBT and their analogues, development of polyester chemistry led to unsaturated thermosetting resins, copolyester thermoplastic elastomers, liquid-crystal polymers and, most recently, biopolymers.
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DSM Moves Forward in Making Electric Mobility Safer, Lighter and More Sustainable
The company has taken an important step by expanding its comparative tracking index test lab to meet next generation, high-voltage customer requirements.
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SPE Automotive Awards Give Nod to 'Firsts' & Pandemic Solutions
The 50th annual automotive innovations awards recognized several “firsts” and an added category of innovative solutions for COVID-19 protection.
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DSM & SABIC to Create Recycled-Based Dyneema
Through a joint pilot project, the manufacturing and usage of Dyneema using mixed plastic waste as feedstock (via mass balance approach) will be successfully demonstrated.
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Desktop Metal Acquires Adaptive3D
This acquisition provides entry into the large and high growth elastomers market, one of the growing applications for additive manufacturing.
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DSM and Neste in Strategic Partnership to Create High-Performance Plastics from Sustainable Feedstock
Key to the collaboration is DSM Engineering Materials which will start replacing a significant portion of the fossil feedstock used to date in the manufacture of its engineering resins with feedstock produced from recycled waste plastics and/or 100% bio-based hydrocarbons.
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New Meat Packaging Material Made from Mixed Post-Consumer Plastics
Collaboration among players across the entire value chain work together on this new sustainable material.
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Stratasys to Acquire 3D Printing Startup Origin
The acquisition is expected to close in January 2021.
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New Digital Light Processing Resin for DLP and LCD 3D Printing Technology
The Somos QuickGen 500 is targeted for functional and general prototyping needs.
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DSM and Nedcam to Develop New Applications for Large-Size 3D Printing
Collaborating with DSM on material and 3D printing technology, Nedcam will offer commercial 3D printing production services to manufacturers looking for large-size applications, using DSM’s optimized pellet materials.
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DSM Acquires Part of Clariant’s 3D Printing Business Portfolio
The agreement allows DSM to offer customers rapid product development iterations for filaments and pellets based on application needs.
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DSM Partners with SABIC and UPM Biofuels to Produce Biobased Dyneema UHMWPE Fiber
In its collaboration with SABIC and UPM, DSM plans to launch biobased Dyneema UHMWPE fiber in April 2020.
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'Circular Economy' Dominates Discussion of Resins, Additives at K 2019
New product launches from materials suppliers at the giant show shine light on sustainability.
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Additive Manufacturing Continues Its Push Toward Production Floor
Suppliers unveil new material grades at K 2019 as 3D printing applications advance.
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High-Temperature Nylon 66 for Blow-Molded Automotive Components
DSM has expanded its Akulon Diablo nylon porfolio for automotive air management systems.
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Key Polymer Additive Manufacturing Highlights from Formnext 2019
Lots of new technology and advances from material and additive manufacturing system providers.
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Video: K 2019 Recycling View From Material and Machinery Suppliers
Plastics Technology's Heather Caliendo visited with NGR and DSM to learn about their role in the circular economy.
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3D Printer Provider Ultimaker Targets Industrial Production with New Launches
Jamie Howard, president of Ultimaker Americas, discusses the company’s new product launches and outlook on 3D printing in manufacturing.
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K 2019 Preview: Resins & Additives for Sustainability in Cars, Electronics & Packaging
Material suppliers are committed to the ‘Circular Economy,’ as evidenced by their adoption of new technologies, product introductions and collaborations.
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Along with Sustainability, Advancements in Materials & Additives to be Highlighted at K 2019
Expect to see new materials and additives address sustainability but also emerging and growing technologies such as electrification of vehicles.
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A Bright Future for Thermally Conductive Plastics
Lighter weight, lower cost, and greater impact strength, moldability and customization are rapidly driving demand for thermoplastics that help keep electronics, lighting and car engines cool.
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DSM Further Strengthens Position in High-Performance Specialty TPEs
DSM is expanding capacity of Arnitel copolyesters by 20%.
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DSM, Adaptive3D Partner to Commercialize New 3D Printable Photopolymer
The partnership will guarantee the availability of the new material in production volumes worldwide.
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DSM and CEAD Form Partnership to Explore New Applications & Materials in Additive Manufacturing
The partners will jointly explore Fused Granulate Fabrication (FGF) 3D-printing technologies and materials to develop tooling and end-use parts for automotive, marine, and infrastructure industries.
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Materials: Glass-Reinforced PPS for Electric Vehicle Thermal Management Systems and More
DSM expands EV thermal management portfolio with new PPS grade.
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Nylon 66: Pricing & Supply Issues Spur Processors to Consider Alternatives
While the nylon 66 tightness may not prove long-lasting, resin suppliers, compounders, and distributors have mobilized to offer processors an array of ‘replacement’ materials.
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Collaboration Transforms Nylon-Based Fishing Net Waste into High-End Surfboard Components
DSM and watersports company Starboard partner in the collection and upcycling of discarded fishing nets.
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Market Trends in Polymer Additive Manufacturing
Unlike the BetaMax/VHS technology debate, all the established polymer print technologies have a viable long-term role to play in the 3D-printing industry.
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DSM and APK Cooperate on Expanding Recycling of Multilayer Food Packaging Films
APK has developed a unique process that addresses end-of-life for multilayer PE/nylon 6 packaging films.
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Winners of 2017 SPE Automotive Awards Wow with Many ‘Firsts’
Innovative, transferable, and intelligent use of thermoplastics capture eight of nine categories.
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Novel Materials for High-Pressure Composite Hydrogen Storage Tanks
DSM is aiming its technology for CNG tanks to hydrogen storage tanks for transportation and more.
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LSR & TPE Summit Highlights Trends And New Materials
Among them: an LSR for 3D printing and low-VOC TPEs for auto interiors.
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New Resins & Additives Galore at K 2016
A wide range of interesting developments in materials technologies were sprinkled in with some intriguing announcements of new ventures at K 2016.
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K 2016 Preview: Materials & Additives
Driving the wide range of new developments in engineered plastics and additives are higher performance, safety, and sustainability.
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A Pre-K2016 Experience in Belgium
EMG did a terrific job in bringing together some 25 trade press members to hear preliminary news from some key players in plastic materials and additives.
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MATERIALS: DSM’s Biobased Polymer Portfolio Expands with Nylon 4T Grades
Aimed at thinner and more sustainable electronic devices, the new grades boast an improved processing window.
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Carbodeon Granted U.S. Patent for Nanodiamond-Containing Plastics
With thermally conductive plastics rapidly growing in demand, the addition of nanodiamonds to the arsenal of thermally-conductive fillers is only welcome.
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DSM Opens West Coast Office
To support the consumer electronics business, DSM Engineering Plastics expands U.S. footprint.
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Will Rise of Benzene Prices Impact Those of Nylons, ABS & PC as They Have PS?
Rising benzene prices have already impacted prices of PS and nylon 6 appears to be next.
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Materials at NPE: New Solutions to Enhance Processing, Performance, Sustainability & Cost
There was no shortage of new thermoplastics and additives covering the full range of end-use applications.
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DSM & Ascend In Global Strategic Nylon 66 Supply Alliance
Full portfolio of nylon 66 compounds now globally available through supply alliance.
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Engineering Thermoplastics Are Going ‘Green’
As high-performance materials follow the path taken by some commodity resins, farming could replace drilling as suppliers rely more on plants than oil or gas for feedstocks.
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Price Hikes On Nylon 66 and 6 Underway?
While price increases for nylon 66 are attributed to supply contraints, those for nylon 6 are linked to upward raw material costs.
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MATERIALS AND ADDITIVES AT NPE: Spotlight on Performance, Economy, and Sustainability
Lots of news in engineering thermoplastic compounds, TPEs, and purging agents, plus a wide range of colorants and additives.
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Numerous ‘Firsts’ Among Winners of 2014 SPE Automotive Innovation Awards
The 44th annual awards competition broke new ground in almost all award categories
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DSM to Build New High-Viscosity Nylon 6 Plant
DSM's first North American high-viscosity nylon 6 plant to planned for start-up in mid-2016.
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Prices Firmer for PE, PP, Looser for PS, PVC
PE and PP are expected to hold firm or head upwards, but it’s a mixed bag for PS and PVC prices.
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APPLICATION: Hybrid Electric Engine Covers Feature Very High-Flow Nylon 6
Up to 80% improved flow and cycle-time reductions from 15% to 40% is claimed.
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Materials News at K 2013
There was no shortage of interesting materials developments at K 2013, in particular high-performance engineering thermoplastics and thermoplastic composites—much of them geared to automotive/transportation.
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Nylon 410 Slashes Weight & Cost in Engine Crankshaft Cover
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Next-generation Volkswagen diesel engines will benefit from a multi-functional crankshaft cover made of biobased nylon 410 from DSM Engineering Plastics.
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Nylon 4T Used in Next-Generation DDR-DIMM Sockets
Stanyl ForTii nylon 4T from DSM is said to be the only halogen-free, high-temperature nylon that answers the stringent requirements of reflow soldering for DDR-DIMM sockets.
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Change in UL Standard Could Boost Engineering Thermoplastics
WEB EXCLUSIVE: DSM Engineering Plastics says the recent change to a UL standard covering low-voltage switchgear has opened up the way for engineering thermoplastics to replace thermosets in electrical applications such as miniature circuit breakers.
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K 2013 Preview: Materials & Additives
The K 2013 show will present a broad range of engineered plastics materials, including thermoplastic composites, as well as additives. Automotive and electronic applications will be the main targets, as well as medical, packaging, lighting, and construction.
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First Film Based on Nylon 410
The first films made from EcoPaxx nylon 410 from Royal DSM of the Netherlands (U.S. office in Evansville, Ind.) have been introduced by DSM’s German development partner, MF-Folien, a leading expert in nylon film production.
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Four Key Markets Drive Material Advances At K 2010
Last fall’s K 2010 fair in Germany drew dozens of materials suppliers to show off hundreds of new products, aimed especially at packaging,medical, automotive, and electrical/electronics.
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K 2010 Preview, Materials Higher Performance, Better Processing, And Now Sustainability Share Spotlight at K
The K 2010 show will present new plastics materials for a wide range of industries, which makes it hard to generalize, but a few markets stand out prominently: packaging, medical, automotive, and electronic equipment.
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Additives: Three Trends to Track
Additives that render plastic compounds antistatic or electrically and/or thermally conductive are in hot demand.
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TPEs Move Up the Performance Scale
This first of two articles on directions in TPE development focuses on styrenic, copolyester, polyamide, and TP urethane elastomers. The following article covers olefinics—TPOs, TPVs, and POEs.
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What's Ahead for 'Green' Plastics: Look for More Supply, More Varieties, Better Properties
Major chemical companies are investing big bucks in new plants and technologies to produce plastics from annually renewable sources, not from petrochemicals.
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Material and Process Developments Highlight SPE Automotive Awards
Custom backlighting with color-converting plastics and robotic extrusion of door seals won two categories of the 37th Innovation Awards presented in November by the SPE Automotive Div.
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K 2004 Wrap-Up on Materials: Setting New Benchmarks for Processability and Performance
Higher flow, higher heat, higher barrier, higher clarity, higher stiffness, lower durometer, lower smoke, lower odor—materials exhibits at the recent K 2004 show in Dusseldorf were stretching the bounds of processing and performance properties in all directions.
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Strength and Beauty - New Nylons Bring Both To Under-Hood Parts
Usage of polyamides in U.S. under-hood parts could double in the next decade if nylon 6 and 66 follow European trends toward large panels that not only protect but beautify the engine compartment.
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Packaging & Automotive Top the News
Food and consumer packaging was the focus of new developments in polyolefins and styrenics, while automotive was the main target for new engineering materials.
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Fuel Cells Jolt Plastics Innovation
Optimists view fuel-cell vehicles and power appliances as a coming bonanza for plastics processors. They see potential demand for billions of pounds of thermosets and engineering thermoplastics in plates, membranes, manifolds, pumps, plumbing, and more. But molding challenges and cost hurdles mean success won’t come easily.