Automotive & Transportation

Without PFAS, extrusion systems lose their tolerance for small mechanical flaws. What once ran unnoticed now drives degradation, buildup, and instability.

Insights from K Show: 3D printing finds key niches in plastics, from conformal-cooling tooling to large-format parts and TPU lattices.

As liquid hydrogen systems expand across energy and aerospace sectors, polymers face one of their most demanding service environments yet.

Dynamic covalent networks allow crosslinked polyethylene to flow, weld, and relax stress during processing.

How the UK is scaling EPS recycling through better data, new collection tools, and chemical routes, while awareness still lags.

Made from polylactic acid (PLA), these mono-material sandwich structures with foam-filled cores offer sustainability and high performance.

A new generation of polymer aerogels drives significant gains in thermal control across modern industries.

Rigid polyurethane composites with industrial waste fillers: mechanical strength, thermal conductivity, and machine-learning guided optimization.

High-temp DLP/SLA photopolymer inserts enable hybrid tooling, short-run injection molding, and faster iteration with stable, metal-like performance.

Fouling comes from additive volatility and interfacial energetics. Early shifts in cavity-pressure and ejector-force trends reveal their growth and prompt planned interventions.

E-waste leasing and product-as-a-service models cut electronic waste by improving design, take-back, lease returns, and secure recycling.

Incorporating zeolites into plastic recycling could signal a significant advancement for sustainability.