Plastics Use in the Automotive Industry

Plastics in automotive enable lightweighting via numerous applications including under-the-hood, instrument panels, gas tanks, fuel lines, lenses, bumpers, display screens, gears, and housings.

SPE Is Accepting Nominations for 54th Annual Automotive Innovation Awards Gala
Automotive

SPE Is Accepting Nominations for 54th Annual Automotive Innovation Awards Gala

Innovation Award nominations are due Sept. 13, 2025, while Hall of Fame Award nominations are due by May 31, 2025.

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Protolabs Addresses How to Survive a Pandemic with Digital Manufacturing

Protolabs survey results examine product development and the supply chain.

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How to Properly Maintain Aluminum Injection Molds

Aluminum and steel tools have some important differences, but also one key similarity: Routine maintenance will extend the mold’s life and boost the quality of its output.

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How to Manage Pressure Loss in Injection Molding

Achieving a process window wide enough to ensure consistent part quality depends on achieving sufficient pressure at end of fill.

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Medical

What Plastics Processors Need to Know about Tax Reform and Equipment Acquisition

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2018 (TCJA) is positioning plastics processors for more growth and profitability following the most recent Plastics Processing Index showing the best quarter since 2013 when the index began.

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Automotive

What Blow Molders Say About All-Electric Machines

They are well established in Europe, but molders in North America are just beginning to come around to all-electrics’ improved performance, maintenance, cleanliness, and—yes— energy efficiency. Here’s first-hand testimony, from the U.S. and abroad.

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Molds & Tooling

What’s the True Cost of Buying A ‘Low-Cost’ Mold Overseas?

The head of a Canadian moldmaking company exposes the limitations of focusing solely on initial purchase cost when considering mold sourcing in China.

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Electronics

INEOS Styrolution to Close ABS Production in Addyston, Ohio

Company will commence a safe and responsible decommissioning process in the second quarter of 2025.

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Automotive

Nefab Opens Moldmaking Facility in Michigan

Nefab’s says its new 19,000-square-foot Polyflex facility will enable it design, prototype and manufacture tooling for its returnable and reusable automotive logistics packaging products.

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New Short Cellulose Fiber-Reinforced Acetal Grades

Polyplastics’ new Duracon POM grades offer performance benefits over glass-reinforced POM and lower environmental impact.

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Automotive

Nylon Particle Foam for Range of Automotive Applications

BASF’s Ultramid Expand is distinguished by its high temperature and chemical resistance, and excellent mechanical strength.

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Electronics

High-Performance Nylons that Bridge Gap Between Nylons 6/66 and PPA

BASF’s new Ultramid T6000 and T7000 offer several performance and processing advantages.

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Electronics

High-Productivity PBT and Nylon Compounds Launched

  BASF’s new HPP portfolio is the result of cost-optimized and energy-efficient production.  

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Impacts of Auto’s Switch to Sustainability

Of all the trends you can see at NPE2024, this one is BIG. Not only is the auto industry transitioning to electrification but there are concerted efforts to modify the materials used, especially polymers, for interior applications.

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Medical

LyondellBasell Showcasing End-Use Applications in 5 Key Markets

NPE2024: LYB is highlighting applications in circularity, mobility and transportation, food and medical, consumer goods/lifestyle, and infrastructure/building and construction.

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Resin Distributor Poised for Recycling and Electrification Trends

NPE2024: Chase Plastics offers a portfolio that includes its own sustainable brand CP Pryme Eco.

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NPE

NPE2024 Automotive Session Highlights

Learn about trends and innovations in the automotive industry with the Automotive Industry Sessions at NPE2024.

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Automotive

Automotive Awards Highlight ‘Firsts,’ Emerging Technologies

Annual SPE event recognizes sustainability as a major theme.

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Additive Fusion Technology Optimizes Composite Structures for Demanding Applications

9T Labs continues to enhance the efficiency of its technology, which produces composite parts with intentionally oriented fibers.

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