Products

New Resins Enable Production-Grade Parts

B9Creations launches new resin line featuring ABS, ABS/PC materials. 

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Elastomers

TPEs for Pet Toy Market

Teknor Apex’s tough and durable Monprene CP-16500 series boasts broad range of performance and aesthetic characteristics.  

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polyolefins

High-Performance LLDPE Film Grades

ExxonMobil’s new series Exceed XP 7 hexene LLDPE resins boast “never seen before” levels of performance.

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New Microscale 3D Printer Targeting Prototyping and Short-Run Production

BMF launched its microArch system globally in February 2020, just weeks shy of the pandemic, and has installed over 125 units around the world.

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Thermoforming

Thermoforming Packaging Machines for Sensitive Products

Multivac’s new RX 4.0 and C-300 machines ideal for medical combi packs and sterile pouches, respectively

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Additives

Broad Range of Formulated Additives for Mechanical Recycling of Plastics

BASF’s new IrgaCycle additive blends targeted to recyclers, compounders and converters.

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Nylon/Modified PPE Resin for Demanding Automotive Applications in Hot and Humid Conditions

SABIC’s new Noryl GTX 9500 resin boasts superior dimensional stability, retaining improved balance of mechanical properties when exposed to heat and humidity in underhood and other applications.

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Automotive

Glass Reinforced PBT Compounds for ADAS Radar Covers

SABIC’s new LNP Thermocomp resins boast exceptional warpage control and laser welding capability.  

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Mold Simulation

Foam Molding Simulation Gains Better Bubble-Shrinkage Prediction

Microcellular foam molding simulation improves prediction of cell size and distribution in thin sections, core-back processes.

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Nylon 12 Compound Boasts Highest Fire Protection for Busbars in High-Voltage Batteries of Electric Vehicles

Evonik’s new Vestamid LX9050 OR made with a halogen-fress flame retardant meets the requirements for classification V-0 of its flammability according to UL94.

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Arburg Updates Machine Control

Arburg announced a series of updates to its Gestica conrol platform, including the addition of new “assistants” and “pilots.”

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Biopolymers

Biobased and Biodegradable PLA-Based Compounds for Extrusion and Thermoforming

Bio-Fed’s new M-Vera PLA compounds are targeted to cosmetics and food/non-food packaging

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