3D printing market to expand 10-fold by 2017; consumer/prosumer market to...
There's no doubt that 3D printing has become the buzzword of late and its reach is now penetrating outside traditional industrial design and additive manufacturing and into the consumer and "prosumer"...
View ArticleProduction ramps up for first phosphorous polymer
A new plastic developed by a Massachusetts company is exiting the developmental stage this year and going prime time as a full-scale production plant comes on line in Antwerp, Belgium.Nofia...
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Polyarylsulfone plant opens in Korea
BASF (Ludwigshafen, Germany) has inaugurated a new plant in Yeosu, Korea to strengthen its supply capability for Ultrasonpolyarylsulfone thermoplastics. The new plant, with an annual production...
View ArticleOyster shells provide reinforcement in non-halogenated flame-retardant compound
Polypropylene (PP) thermoplastic composites based on renewable oyster shell fillers have been flame-retarded using "commercially viable" Exolit AP non-halogenated flame retardants supplied by Clariant...
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PEEK grade simplifies aircraft electrical connector installation
Amphenol PCD (Beverly, MA) has specified Victrex (Thornton Cleveleys, UK) PEEK polymer for a lightweight, assembly-optimized aerospace connector, resulting in a 9% weight savings compared to its...
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Diverse processor Currier Plastics grows from its history, creates...
It is said that we can't know where we're going in our future until we understand where we've been in our past. History creates our present and our future, and that's certainly been true for John...
View ArticleVictrex plc among top 20 in “Britain's Most Admired Companies" survey
Leading global manufacturer of high performance polymers Victrex plc has achieved the No. 15 position in a survey of the most admired 250 companies in the UK. With a score of 69.50, it beat a number of...
View ArticleWeek of 1/20 to 1/24: A peek inside a plastics facility and top 10 articles
All Sites Let me start off this blog article with a wonderful lead written by Clare Goldsberry:"It is said that we can't know where we're going in our future until we understand where we've been in...
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Graphene research gets funding boost
The UK Technology Strategy Board and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) are offering funding of up to £2.5 million ($4.2 million) in feasibility studies to accelerate...
View ArticleBASF sells off US additives subsidiary PolyAd Services
Ludwigshafen, Germany-based BASF has announced that it has signed an agreement to divest PolyAd Services, part of its plastic additives business unit, to Edgewater Capital Partners, L.P., a private...
View ArticleChinaplas returns to Shanghai in April
According to the statistics of Chinese customs, the cumulated amount of plastic products exported from January to July in 2013 increased by 13.7%, compared to 2012 and this increment has decreased by...
View ArticleSPE looking for entries in Students Part Competition
The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Thermoforming Division is looking to engage the younger generation with its second annual Student Parts Competition. SPE is encouraging students to collaborate...
View ArticleJapan Steel Works has picked Stork as service partner for Western Europe
Few things are as important to generating customer loyalty as a professional and reliable after sales service and support network. International suppliers of products of all kinds recognize this and...
View ArticleAmerican firm localizes specialty compound production in China
Global OEMs concerned the legitimacy of their plastic compound sources in China may want to consider a new supplier of specialty products with its roots in the US.Tagging OptionsDomain: All Sites...
View ArticleFlame-retardant PET film costs one-tenth that of polyimide equivalent; LED...
Teijin DuPont Films Japan Limited (Tokyo) has developed a PET film offering flame retardance equivalent to UL VTM-0 that reportedly costs up to 90% less than polyimide (PI) film.Teijin Tetoron UF film...
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Chinaplas: Arburg highlights performance applications in packaging,...
Arburg has brought an array of machine solutions to Chinaplas in Shanghai, including injection molding presses configured for the fast growing packaging, medical technology and electronics sectors in...
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Chinaplas: Toshiba unveils lower cost made-in-China all-electric
The depreciating Japanese Yen has close the dollar price differential of injection machines made in China by Toshiba Machine to within 15-20% of those made by the OEM in Japan. With some processors...
View ArticleChinaplas: Vehicle back-up camera law good news for molders
Shanghai, China—The US National Highway Safety Transportation Agency (NHTSA) announced a new rule in March this that will require vehicles built from May 1, 2018 onward to have a back-up or reversing...
View ArticleChinaplas: Celanese outlines compounding plans for China, highlights PPS...
Shanghai, China—Celanese Corporation (Dallas, TX) will expand its compounding capabilities at its Nanjing, China, site to include Fortron polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) compounds. The PPS compounding...
View ArticleChinaplas: Hybrid vehicles drive halogen-free compound adoption
The emergence of the hybrid vehicle has provided a major impetus to the adoption of halogen-free flame retardant (HFFR) polyolefin compounds in automotive wire and cable according to coupling agent...
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