Materials

‘New Normal’ Marks 30th Chinaplas Show

Show breaks attendance records as Chinese economy slows.

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Materials

Stratasys Enhances FDM 3D Printers

Stratasys introduces four new enhancements to its FDM-based 3D printers, optimizing select models for creating functional product prototypes, production tools and end-use parts.

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LSR Developments in LEDs for Automotive and Street Lighting

LSR鈥檚 resistance to UV light and high temperatures allow direct contact to LED, while low injection pressure allows overmolding of sensitive parts.

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Commodity Resins

ExxonMobil Developing Products, People

Meet Sarah Newby, an up-and-coming materials engineer who last summer completed an internship at the chemical and polymer giant.

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Materials

Slideshow: SPE Fellows Inductees

During the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) ANTEC 2016, SPE will honor the newest Fellows of the Society, which are members who have made outstanding contributions in plastics science, engineering, or management.

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Construction

Compression Molder R3 Composites Launches Non-Wovens Business for Composites

The new subsidiary will target a broad range of thermoset and thermoplastic composite applications.

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BASF, Avantium Partner to Scale-Up PEF Barrier Resins Production

This joint venture will accelerate development and licensing of Avantium production processes of precursor FDCA and PEF resin.

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Packaging

Americhem Acquires Vi-Chem Corp.

Company becomes new entrant into flexible PVC and TPE compounding arenas.

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best practices

MATERIALS:The Problems with Single-Point Data

This real-world scenario explains why molders and their customers need to ‘think in terms of graphs’ and gather as much data as possible before selecting a material for an application. Part 11.

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Thermally-Conductive Thermoplastics to Grow Substantially

Research and Markets' new study analyzes this market by type of plastic, end-use market, and global region.

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Plastics Size Reduction
Process Cooling