Automotive

Chemical Recycling Trials for Glass-Reinforced Nylon

Honda and Toray are jointly validating a process for recycling Nylon 6 with automotive applications.

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Automotive

Molder Repairs Platen Holes with Threaded Inserts

Automotive molder ITW Deltar Fasteners found new life for the battered bolt holes on its machine platens with a solution that’s designed to last.

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Additives

Biobased Mold Release for PP Automotive Formulations

      Palsgaard’s Einar 201 was developed to help automotive compounders enhance the sustainability of PP formulations for class ‘A’ mold release.    

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Ultralight Cargo Bikes Leverage 3D Printed Parts

Carbon fiber bicycle maker Maniac & Sane developed a lightweight carbon fiber cargo bike with 3D printed components using Evonik’s Infinam PA12.

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Automotive

Atop the Plastics Pyramid

Allegheny Performance Plastics specializes in molding parts from high-temperature resins for demanding applications as part of its mission to take on jobs ‘no one else does.’  

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Automotive

Thermoplastic Elastomers With Recycled Content for Automotive Applications

Avient announced new grades of TPE to meet demand for recycled content.

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Injection Molded Tape and Resin “Sandwich” Technology Debuts

During its Mobility Days in Austria, Engel and KTM Technologies debuted an all-plastic molded motorcycle seat base produced via a tape-sandwich process that can run in a standard molding process.

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Postprocessing

Ultrashort Pulse Laser Marking System for Medical Devices and More

FOBA’s F.0100-ir creates deep black markings on medical plastics, stainless steel and titanium.

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Elix Polymers Gets Automotive OEM Approval for Anti-Squeak Thermoplastics

The company’s specialty grades of ABS and PC/ABS gets nod from a German premium automotive OEM for production of critical interior parts.

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Testing

Compact Entry Rotating-Rack Series of Weather Testers Expanded

Atlas’ Xenotest now also available to meet American standards.  

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Blending & Dosing
Plastics Size Reduction
Process Cooling