Design

Bio-based coatings use plant oils, lignin, cellulose, and starch to improve sustainability, durability, adhesion, and industrial performance.

Xenia’s HM Upgrade improves carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastics with higher stiffness, strength, impact resistance, and dimensional stability.

Packaging design is shifting toward tactile, emotional, and transparent experiences that build trust with younger consumers.

Medical plastics recovery depends on product architecture, contamination control, resin choice, and end-of-life design strategy.

Plastics supply chains are moving from fragmented visibility to predictive control through digital twins, AI, and traceability tools.

Plastics in menstrual products affect hygiene, comfort, additive exposure, PFAS concerns, and environmental impact.

A composite polymer coating improves bamboo flame retardancy, water resistance, char formation, and smoke suppression.

In a project with Audi AG, Fraunhofer IVV demonstrated how solvent-based recycling can recover high-quality PC/ABS from automotive waste.

SPE’s 2026 Injection Molding Innovation Summit will feature Xact Metal in a panel on moldmaking with metal 3D printing.

Circularity targets are moving recycled polymers into more automotive applications, but vehicle cabins remain among the most demanding.

Inspired by the porous bones of birds, these porous materials offer a new design framework for aircraft wings.

Researchers synthesized a cobalt aluminate pigment (CoAL2O4) that acts as both a flame retardant and colorant in polylactide (PLA).