Engineering Resins

Carbon Fiber PEEK Replaces Metal in Aircraft Door Fitting

Victrex's 40% carbon fiber-reinforced PEEK results in a 40% savings in both weight and production costs over the incumbent aluminum part.

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Medical

Impact of New Forces on the Global Plastics Industry: GPS2015

Both new threats and opportunities for end markets such as packaging and automotive to be addressed at SPI/IHS Global Plastics Summit.

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polyolefins

RTP Offers Tribology Data for Medical Device Material Selection

Until recently, there were no established industry tests that accurately predict friction behavior.

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Progress Continues on Novel Truck Fairing Concept Design

SABIC's newest thermoplastic truck fairing design concept set to outperform earlier commercial designs.

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Advanced Styrenic Lets Molder Shed New Light On Automotive Part

Polyoptics teamed up with Styrolution to develop a ‘breakthrough’ process for light guides.

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economics

New Materials Offer Cost, Performance Advantages to PEEK in Automotive

Two new families of PAEK offer combination of economy and performance for demanding automotive applications.

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Automotive

Victrex Acquires Kleiss Gears to Bolster PEEK Gears Growth

PEEK resin producer buys specialist in injection molding gears.

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Evonik Extends Support Of Deep Sea Exploration

With its Plexiglas observation dome, the Lula1000 submarine is discovering numerous previously unknown species.

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Commodity Resins

New Type of Carbon Fiber for Thermoplastics Gets Funding

SGL Group is pursuing development of a carbon fiber with enhanced elongation and optimized surface structure.

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Automotive

World's First Plastic Rear Axle Transmission Crossbeam

The plastic rear axle transmission beam developed by ContiTech and BASF weighs 25% less than the die-cast aluminum beam it replaced.

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Blending & Dosing
Process Cooling
Plastics Size Reduction