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Zinc Shown to be Effective Against Viruses on Plastic Surfaces
Using a body’s own trace element zinc inside solid plastics, The Netherlands’ Parx Materials has shown it reduces viruses five times faster than normal.
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Paxis, Sartomer to Develop Custom Materials for Additive Manufacturing
Sartomer will work with Paxis to develop a library of new custom materials tailored to work with the Wave Applied Voxel (WAV) technology and solve application-specific needs.
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Ineos Styrolution Details Life Cycle Assessment Analysis for Depolymerized Styrene
Results reportedly show greenhouse gas (GHG) savings of up to 50% for depolymerized styrene compared to fossil based styrene
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Coronavirus Doubles Demand for Used Blow Molding Machines
Demand for hand sanitizer, alcohol, cleaning products and beverages is reportedly straining capacity in blow molding.
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Simulation Software Speeds Mask Development
Sigma Engineering partnered with Arburg and others to expedite the design and optimization of a molded LSR mask, using simulation to determine mold setup, filling calculations and thermal layout in 24 hours.
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Milacron Announces Rental Options for New Machinery
Plastics processing machinery supplier Milacron introduced a new rental option for its equipment via an exclusive financing partner, Equipment Finance Group (EFG), granting emergency capacity to serve Covid-19 projects.
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HP and BASF Partner on New 3D Printing Polypropylene Material
A reported first of its kind industrial-grade polypropylene (PP) developed for HP’s Jet Fusion 5200 Series 3D printing system to accelerate production.
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Covid-19 Test Swab Production Cell Introduced
Cell includes a mold, molding machine and robot with the ability to create 320 test swabs per minute and 460,000 test swabs per day.
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Maguire Producing Easy-to-Install Flexible Shield as Coronavirus Guard
Jordan Defense Shield made of recyclable polyester, ships in a compact roll, and can be readily reinstalled as protection requirements change.
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Polymax TPE Expands R&D Capabilities
A Coperion ZSK Mc twin-screw compounding extruder highlights Polymax TPE’s new lab line expansion.
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