January 5, 2024Researchers Strive to Make Thermoset Polymers Easier to RecycleResearchers in the U.K. say they have developed a way of introducing degradable bonds into thermoset polymers to make them more easily recyclable. Read more
November 20, 2023Why Fluoropolymers are Considered PFASThe use of “forever chemicals” in the European Union would be largely banned under a proposal issued by the European Chemicals Agency. At the same time, more US states continue to ban PFAS-containing products without a clear roadmap for the… Read more
November 8, 2023Closing the Carbon Fiber LoopThe V-Carbon technology is based on a patented “chemolysis” recycling process and offers up to 85% of carbon fiber’s original strength. Read more
September 28, 2023University of Houston granted $4m to pursue waste polyolefins researchThe University of Houston has received a $4 million grant to expand its research into the recycling and upcycling of polyolefins into useful end products. Read more
May 31, 2023AI-Based Sensor Improves Productivity in Composites ManufacturingAVK, the Frankfurt, Germany-based Federation of Reinforced Plastics, named sensXPERT winner of its 2022 Innovation award for the Digital Mold process sensor system it developed. The company is part of Netzsch Process Intelligence GmbH, of Selb, Germany. (U.S. office is… Read more
May 27, 2023Precision ProductionRaising the bar of extrusion quality and efficiency requires controlling the variables Maximizing the precision of process operations is a growing issue in many production operations. The digital age, and especially Industry 4.0, is generating an array of advanced capabilities… Read more