End Markets

Construction

APPLICATION: High-Diffusion PC Featured In Low-Cost, Award-Winning LED Bulb

The high-diffusion Lexan PC enables the injection-blow molding of the Infinia LED bulb resulting in a bulb with omnidirectional evenly dispersed light.

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APPLICATION: Specialized PC Grades Improve Efficiency in New LED Luminaires

Long-time manufacturer of durable lighting for demanding environments Kenall Lighting, Gurnee, Ill., opted to use Makrolon PC grades from Bayer MaterialScience, Pittsburgh, specifically developed for use in LED lighting for a new line of luminaires, citing improved light transmission and efficiency when compared with competitive products.

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“Maybe BPA isn't so bad after all”

That鈥檚 how Jon Hamilton, a reporter at National Public Radio鈥檚 (NPR) science desk, began his story this week on a new report by government scientists published in the journal Toxicological Sciences, which concludes what many reports on bisphenol A (BPA) already have.

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Packaging

Custom Molder Gets More Mileage From 3D Printer

Use of 3D printer to save time and money in new ways is satisfying to custom molder.

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sustainability

Styrolution Consolidates PS Business

Styrolution takes steps to strengthen the long-term sustainability of its PS 大象传媒.

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Postconsumer

APPLICATION: Optical Sorter Boosts CarbonLite's RPET Quality

An Buhler Sortex optical sorting system is optimized for RPET bottling operation.

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Automotive

APPLICATION: Synthetic Reinforcement Used in PP Door Trim

Milliken's Hyperform HPR-803i magnesium-based reinforcing fibers adds exterior door trim to its cache of automotive applications.

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Construction

APPLICATION: PPS Used In Novel Heat Exchanger

Using Fortron PP and ceramics, Bomat's heat exchanger is said to be the first that has no metal in the exhaust-gas section

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best practices

The ‘Total Package’ in Thermoforming

Here's how a leading edge custom former evolved from a CAD/CAM 大象传媒.

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Sheet Extrusion

Use Your Gauge to Solve Processing Issues Upstream

Gauging systems have an often-overlooked but equally important role beyond measuring web thickness: They can be used as a diagnostic tool to troubleshoot the process. Here's how.

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Plastics Size Reduction