Plastics Use in the Automotive Industry

Plastics in automotive enable lightweighting via numerous applications including under-the-hood, instrument panels, gas tanks, fuel lines, lenses, bumpers, display screens, gears, and housings.

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RJG Reveals iMFLUX Plans With Integration Complete

A little over a year after its acquisition of the company, RJG shared the synergies it sees between its sensor and process control technologies with iMFLUX’s constant-pressure molding.

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Automotive 21 Oct 2020

Protolabs Addresses How to Survive a Pandemic with Digital Manufacturing

Protolabs survey results examine product development and the supply chain.

Mold Maintenance 15 Jun 2020

How to Properly Maintain Aluminum Injection Molds

Aluminum and steel tools have some important differences, but also one key similarity: Routine maintenance will extend the mold’s life and boost the quality of its output.

Automotive 1 Jun 2019

How to Manage Pressure Loss in Injection Molding

Achieving a process window wide enough to ensure consistent part quality depends on achieving sufficient pressure at end of fill.

Packaging 23 Jul 2018

What Plastics Processors Need to Know about Tax Reform and Equipment Acquisition

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2018 (TCJA) is positioning plastics processors for more growth and profitability following the most recent Plastics Processing Index showing the best quarter since 2013 when the index began.

Stretch Blow Molding 19 Oct 2016

What Blow Molders Say About All-Electric Machines

They are well established in Europe, but molders in North America are just beginning to come around to all-electrics’ improved performance, maintenance, cleanliness, and—yes— energy efficiency. Here’s first-hand testimony, from the U.S. and abroad.

Automotive 19 Jan 2016

What’s the True Cost of Buying A ‘Low-Cost’ Mold Overseas?

The head of a Canadian moldmaking company exposes the limitations of focusing solely on initial purchase cost when considering mold sourcing in China.

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Injection Molding 24 Apr 2026

Engel Delivers ‘World’s Largest’ Injection Molding Machine

Commissioned for parts with a projected area of 27 ft.2, providing 12,365 tons of clamp force and featuring a nearly 140-lb shot size, the Engel duo 12000 US is positioned by the Austrian machinery and automation manufacturer as the world’s largest injection molding machine.

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polyolefins 23 Apr 2026

Syensqo Stabilizers Make Translucent PP More Durable

Cyasorb Cyxtra products aimed at automotive customers with weathering and thermal aging requirements for their translucent polypropylene applications.

Recycled Materials 15 Apr 2026

Recycling Pilot Study Recovers Plastics From End-of-Life Vehicles

The Global Impact Coalition’s project deconstructed cars to show feasibility of recycling automotive plastics.

Electronics 17 Sep 2025

Private Equity Firm Buys Majority Stake in ENTEK

I Squared’s $800 million investment comes as DOE releases $77 million loan to help finance ENTEK’s new battery separator plant in Indiana.

sustainability 22 Aug 2025

Struktol RP 17 and RP 53 Additives for Odor Control

Additives engineered to optimize processing, improve quality and facilitate increase in recycled content.

Automotive 13 Jul 2025

Adkev Acquires Winzeler Gear

After 60 years at the firm started by his father, John Winzeler is retiring and has sold his gear molding business to a multiplant injection molder of precision parts.