• 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing
  • Blow Molding
  • Building & Construction
  • Circular Economy
  • Electrical & Electronics
  • Extrusion
  • Industry
  • Injection Molding
  • Materials
  • Process
  • Sustainability
  • Thermoplastics
  • Toys
  • Trending
  • Vinyl
  • Wearables

Inside Materials – PVC

1 year ago

Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) drives innovation across industries due to its properties like exceptional cost-performance ratio, versatility, and sustainability.

  • Building & Construction
  • Business
  • Circular Economy
  • Durables
  • Equipment
  • Foam Processing
  • Industry
  • Materials
  • Packaging
  • Polyolefins
  • Process
  • Recycling
  • Recycling
  • Strategy
  • Sustainability
  • Trending

Denmark’s Styrofoam Recycling Strategy

1 year ago

Denmark leads in environmental initiatives, including recycling Styrofoam (EPS). Widely used in packaging and insulation, expanded polystyrene presents significant challenges…

  • Building & Construction
  • Business
  • Durables
  • Extrusion
  • Food Packaging
  • Industry
  • Materials
  • People
  • Process
  • Resins
  • Thermoplastics
  • Trending

Exploring the Extrusion Industry for Custom Plastic Solutions

1 year ago

Plastic extrusion is vital in manufacturing a wide array of plastic products. Therefore, choosing the right extrusion partner is crucial…

  • Circular Economy
  • Flexible Packaging
  • Food Packaging
  • Industry
  • Materials
  • Medical
  • Packaging
  • Polyethylene
  • Polyolefins
  • Polypropylene
  • Process
  • Recycling
  • Recycling
  • Sustainability
  • Trending

Vaporizing Plastics -Turning Waste into Olefins

1 year ago

The University of California, Berkeley, developed a new catalytic chemical process that has the potential to revolutionize plastic recycling by…

  • Design
  • Education & Training
  • Industry
  • Materials
  • Process
  • Regulation
  • Software
  • Testing & Analysis
  • Thermoplastics
  • Trending
  • Vinyl

Fast-Track Aging Simulation for Plastic Components

1 year ago

The release of injection-molded thermoplastic parts requires long-lasting and cost-intensive aging tests. A simulation-based approach to assess the aging of…

  • Blow Molding
  • Extrusion
  • Industry
  • Injection Molding
  • Materials
  • Polyolefins
  • Polypropylene
  • Process

Choosing the Right Polypropylene Grade

1 year ago

Selecting the right polypropylene grade for your project is crucial to ensuring optimal performance.

  • Bioplastics
  • Foaming Agents
  • Food Packaging
  • Industry
  • Packaging
  • Polyurethane
  • Sustainability
  • Trending

What Makes Lignin Special?

1 year ago

There are many great qualities lignin possesses. This natural polymer is a potential alternative to fossil-fuel-derived plastic but comes with…

  • 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing
  • Design
  • Industry
  • Injection Molding
  • Materials
  • Polyolefins
  • Process
  • Resins
  • Thermoplastics

Small Talks: Prototype Early, Prototype Often

1 year ago

How new technologies are shaping mass production? Emerging technologies, such as 3D printing, reverse engineering, and 3D scanning, have revolutionized…

  • Business
  • Injection Molding
  • Process
  • Sustainability
  • Trending

Energy Management Systems – Injection Molding II

1 year ago

Simple process energy measurement and analysis quickly and easily shows that machine selection and operation can dramatically affect energy use…

  • Bioplastics
  • Building & Construction
  • Industry
  • Materials
  • Sustainability

Engineered Wood: Transforming The Building Industry

1 year ago

Natural wood, while abundant and low-cost, has limited mechanical properties for certain applications. As a result, there is growing interest…