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Below you will find a list of technical articles written by industry experts that bring you up to date on the latest trends and hot innovations in specific markets.
Article of the Week
Pre-K conference of 3B, the Fibreglass Company
(June 17, 2010)
During the pre-K event (May 27-28) in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 3B, the Fibreglass Company, announced the products / technologies / solutions they intend to showcase during the K2010 International...
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Low-Mass SMC Reduces Weight of Class 8 Hood Assembly on Navistar Demonstration Project
(Sep 6, 2010)
Whether for land, air, or sea, all OEMs in the transport industry are struggling to find creative ways to reduce weight and increase fuel efficiency. For Class 8 trucks, mass reduction can provide...
Highlights from the Eleventh International Conference on Biocomposites
(Aug 30, 2010)
The 11
th
International Conference on Biocomposites in Toronto, Canada, featured emerging green material technologies. Conference Co-Chairman Dr. Mohini Sain of the world...
What's New in Metal Replacement and Plastics Trends in Appliances
(Aug 23, 2010)
Thermoplastics account for approximately 90% of all plastic materials for household appliances, with the remaining being thermoset plastics. Among thermoplastic materials, most of them are volume...
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Fabricate Unfeasible Parts and Save Money with Powder Injection Molding
(Aug 16, 2010)
Powder Injection Molding (PIM) technologies allow to mold complex shaped parts starting from a compound rich in metal (MIM processes) or ceramic (CIM processes). These technologies stand out as an...
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Processing of Thermoplastic Starch (TPS) Based Foam Beads
(Aug 9, 2010)
Water contained within TPS beads can be used successfully as an environmentally friendly and cheap blowing agent. If the material is heated quickly, the water boils and foams the material rather than...
Reinforced Fiber(s) Plastic Pipes for "No Dig" Restoration of Gas Lines
(Aug 2, 2010)
"No dig" trenchless technology for repairing damaged pipelines buried under the infrastructure system ground to repair low-pressure water and sewer lines has been in place since mid 1970s....
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Reducing the Water Footprint of Plastics Industry - Best Available Techniques
(Jul 12, 2010)
Though the water footprint (defined as the volume of water abstracted from local sources minus the volume released in the same place after treatment making fresh water available for re-use) of...
Water Footprint: The Next Challenge for the Plastics Industry
(Jul 5, 2010)
Water Footprint can be defined as the volume of water abstracted from local sources minus the volume released in the same place after treatment making fresh water available for re-use. During the last...
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Reinforcing Used Plastics To Help (Re)Cycle Their Way Out of Landfills
(May 24, 2010)
Plastics and wood-plastic composites (WPC) have been known to be the materials of choice for building and construction applications like decking, railing, fencing, door and window profiles, and marine...
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Metals Will Never Do the Job at Such Low Weights!
(May 11, 2010)
Metals, because of their densities and high melting points, consume a lot of energy for the fabrication and the use of parts and goods. Generally, the heavier the parts are, the more energy they...
(3 Member Reactions)
Manufacturing Cost-effective & High Performance Thermoplastics Parts with Multi-Component (2K) Molding
(Apr 26, 2010)
Following the first part of the article, which discussed the various forms of multi-component molding available for thermoset resins, the second part focuses on the use of this method for...
Progress in Sustainable Foam Blowing Agent Technology
(Apr 19, 2010)
Manufacturers of foamed plastics, important components in safety, insulation, weight-saving and other applications continue to face a range of challenges as consumers and the public demand the use of...
Biodegradation of Polycarbonate: Fungal Decomposition Post Pre-treatment
(Apr 12, 2010)
The immense popularity and durability of polycarbonate (PC), which has resulted in its large-scale production, has led to increasing concerns about waste management and its safe disposal. In addition,...
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What's New in Additive Manufacturing: An "Industry Father" Looks Forward
(Apr 5, 2010)
Terry Wohlers is the President, Founder and Principal Consultant of Wohlers Associates Inc., an independent consulting firm that works closely with manufacturing organizations to identify the best...
An 'Industry Leader' Comments on What's New in Automotive from NAIAS Going Forward
(Mar 29, 2010)
Dr. David Cole is the Chairman of the Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor Michigan. The Center for Automotive Research (CAR) is a nonprofit organization and is focused on a wide variety of...
(1 Member Reaction)
Simplifying Part Design & Manufacturing of Thermosets with Multi-Component (2K) Molding
(Mar 22, 2010)
Multi-component or as it is colloquially known, 2K, is a process of producing a component by molding, whereby the surface or the interior is modified by the inclusion of a material, other than that...
IPL Interview: Initiatives Towards Sustainable Solutions from a Leading Tubes & Hoses Manufacturer
(Mar 16, 2010)
IPL is a leading flexible hose manufacturer established in 1975, and located in Italy. IPL took strong and deep initiatives towards cleaner manufacturing processes and product portfolio. The Merquinsa...
Flying High with Rapid Manufacturing
(Mar 1, 2010)
It is well-known that rapid prototyping techniques such as laser sintering have become commonplace as methods for making short-run manufacturing parts. Hearing aid shells are probably the best-known...
Specialty Additives and Compounds Advancing Engineering Plastics for Electronics Solutions
(Feb 22, 2010)
The Electrical/Electronics (E/E) end-use market is the world's 3rd largest plastics sector behind packaging and building/construction. Apart from mechanical properties, the electrical behavior of...
Plastics Advance Fuel Cell Technology Solutions
(Feb 15, 2010)
Fuel cells, despite being in the nascent stage of development, are viewed as a potentially vast market for plastics with reinforced thermosets and thermoplastics the most likely materials of choice...
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