Engineering Resins
1st Vehicle With a Thermoplastic Composite Primary Suspension Spring
Springs and upper control arms of the Polystrand GT-Lite racecar are made from nylon 6 with continuous glass reinforcement.
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New Materials Shine Bright In Growing LED Market
Rapid expansion of LED technology has spurred development of new formulations for a wide range of lighting components. Here are examples of activity in this fast-moving field.
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‘New Normal’ Marks 30th Chinaplas Show
Show breaks attendance records as Chinese economy slows.
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3D Printed PEEK-Based Composite Pipe for Subsea Oil & Gas Use
Magma Global's flexible m-pipe technology used for the largest and longest Victrex-based PEEK structure achieved to date.
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Arkema & HP Inc. to Collaborate on Additive Manufacturing Materials Development
The collaborations involves HP's new Multi Jet Fusion 3D printing technology and Arkema's engineering resins.
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More New LED Lighting Materials—LSRs, PPs and PCs
Wacker鈥檚 LSR encapsulants, Trinseo鈥檚 advanced PC, and Panasonic鈥檚 light diffusion PP are among the latest options.
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Plastic Heat Sinks for LEDs “Shine” for Two Lighting Component Manufacturers
PolyOne’s Therma-Tech compounds prove their mettle replacing aluminum as an LED heat sink.
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Honeywell to Spin Off Nylon 6 & Chemicals Business
Transaction of spin-off company 'AdvanSix' to be completed by early 2017.
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Polymers On Board Round-the-World Solar Flight
Plastics Technology was on the scene when the pioneering solar-powered Solar Impulse 2 landed in Phoenix, Ariz. on May 2.
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The Latest on Materials & Applications for Auto Thermoplastics Composites
Ford, BASF, Borealis, PlastiComp, Asahi Kasei, Arkema, Covestro, Sigmatex, and the National Research Council (NRC) of Canada will present on traditional and ‘hybrid’ carbon-, glass- and natural-fiber reinforced composites, including systems based on polyolefins, PC, liquid reactive resins, bioplastics, and more.
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