End Markets

Additives

Additives: Flow Enhancers for Semi-Aromatic Nylon

Bruggemann’s Bruggolen TP-P1810 said to be the first flow enhancer for aromatic nylons. 

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Automotive

Materials: Extremely Lightweight and Foam-Free TPEs

Kraiburg’s TPE’s new TPE technology incorporates 3M’s Glass Bubbles to create extremely lightweight thin-wall moldings. 

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Medical

Extrusion: New Extruder Line Targets Medical Applications

Series comes with a range of standard features. Customization also available.

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Packaging

PS Prices Rise While Others Sink

Parity with global prices, higher feedstock costs, and ample supplies are among the drivers.

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Medical

Plastic Molding Technology Expands Plant to Add Value-Added Operations

The additional leasing of 39,000 ft2 at its site in El Paso, Texas will increase the company’s total footprint to nearly 100,000 ft2 by the fourth quarter of 2020.

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Commodity Resins

Wide Spectrum of Enhanced Medical-Grade Resins & Compounds Spotlighted at MD&M West 2020

Targeted at an impressive array of applications, the range of new medical-grade materials include modified PC copolymers, PEBA and TPUs, specialty copolyesters, a gamut of engineered compounds, and an advanced LSR. 

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Conair, Partners Run TPE Tubing, ABS 3D Filament at Medical Show

Conair joins Davis-Standard and Zumbach to demo complete system that switched between tubing and filament runs at Plastec West Show in California.

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Innovation, Customization & Sustainability: How Flex Films Focuses on U.S. Market

Global player in BOPET film has big plans for U.S. market with innovative products developed collaboratively with customers while paying heed to environmental concerns.

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New Method Boosts Medical-Tubing Efficiency

At Plastec West, Novatec unveiled an ultrasonic centering gauge to all but eliminate concentricity issues while decreasing startup time and slashing material waste.

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Custom Molder’s Strategic Edge: Top-Class Metrology Services

Molding good parts is not enough. Better and faster metrology services for tool qualification and process validation make the difference for Octex Group.

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