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Resin drying is a major energy consumer in plastics processing. Learn how to optimize dew point, airflow, and residence time to reduce costs and improve melt stability.

A new hybrid composite EV battery housing reduces weight by 20% and costs by 30%. This SPE award-winning design optimizes safety and scalability.

Subcritical water treatment at 325°C removes 96% of VOCs and pigments from PE/PP blends while preserving 94% of molecular weight for high-value reuse.

Multi-material 3D printing of PEEK and PEKK enables the consolidation of structural aerospace parts with embedded sensors and high-frequency antennas.

Optical sieve microcavities shift color when they trap nanoplastics, enabling fast detection, sizing, and counting with a standard microscope.

A decision made at the pigment stage can decide whether a plastic product is recyclable at all.

Printable chipless RFID tags using MXene inks enable remote sorting and then dissolve in a caustic wash to avoid contamination of recyclate.

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

A two-year program conducted by CEFLEX gathered information from 1,700 data points and over 600 packaging samples. As a result, a design guide was developed to ensure the practical recyclability of flexible packaging.

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