Automotive

Automotive

Report Details Opportunities for Battery-Film Processors

If you make battery separator films you might be interested in a report released recently by Eldib Engineering & Research, Berkeley Heights, N.J.

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Extrusion

Microcellular Foam with Heat-Cool Makes Class-A Glossy Parts

A high-gloss surface equivalent to automotive Class-A solid molding can now be achieved with the weight savings and other benefits of microcellular foam molding, thanks to a new licensing agreement between Trexel Inc., Waltham, Mass., and Ono Sangyo Co.

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‘Easy-Molding’ Nylon Compound Targets Metal in Cars

Metal-replacement opportunities continue to emerge as fuel economies become more critical.

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Packaging

Virtual Reality Software Saves Time & Cost in Color Formulation

Color is a measurable property, but it is also a subjective quality dependent on individual perception.

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Automotive

Wood On Plastics: Automotive Rebounds Nicely

The trend is clearly rising, as we're projecting a gain of 15-18% from last year's rock bottom lows.

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Automotive

Four Key Markets Drive Material Advances At K 2010

Last fall’s K 2010 fair in Germany drew dozens of materials suppliers to show off hundreds of new products, aimed especially at packaging,medical, automotive, and electrical/electronics.

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Compounding

Materials: Automotive PP Compound Combines Glass & Wheat Fibers

A. Schulman Inc. in Akron, Ohio, commercialized the first wheat-fiber/PP compound last year to replace 20% talc-filled PP in an automotive part

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Automotive

Largest Aluminum Injection Mold Ever

Unique Tool & Gauge, Windsor, Ont. (unique-tool.com), completed a production injection mold machined from the largest block of tooling-grade aluminum ever forged.

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Automotive

Wood on Plastics: Making Cars Makes Money Again

The U.S. motor vehicle and parts industry reached a major milestone earlier this year.

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Novel High-Temperature Nylon Debuts

A new class of semi-aromatic, high-temperature nylons is being introduced to the U.S. by Kuraray America in N.Y.C.

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Plastics Size Reduction
Process Cooling
Blending & Dosing