Thermoplastics

Cavity pressure feedback helps control variation, monitor part quality, and support increasingly autonomous injection molding processes.

Automation, virtual DOE, and connected production data are reshaping how engineers optimize injection molding processes.

MFI and capillary rheometry provide useful flow data, but they may not fully predict polymer behavior under injection molding conditions.

In-line Raman spectroscopy and rheology can reveal material changes during extrusion, helping track resin changeovers, viscosity, and process stabilization.

The EU PPWR is now in effect, bringing new rules on recyclability, recycled content, EPR, PFAS, labeling, and packaging efficiency.

Uneven cooling creates internal stresses that cause warpage. Better mold cooling improves dimensional stability and part quality.

Lightweight, breathable, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS)-free textiles are key to safer, more sustainable military uniforms.

Functional polymer coatings can improve microplastic removal from wastewater by enhancing particle capture, membrane performance, and selective filtration.

ASR plastics from end-of-life vehicles could replace natural sand in concrete, reducing landfill waste while supporting infrastructure use.

Polyolefins dominate healthcare packaging, but low recycling rates reveal a major sustainability gap in medical plastics waste.