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The Rise of Biodegradable Plastics: What It Means for Injection Molders
Sustainable materials are reshaping the plastics industry, and biodegradable polymers are becoming more widely used … Continued
High Pigment Volume Concentrates, More Color in Every Drop
Pigment concentrates play a valuable role in coatings formulations for all applications. From Point-of-Sale colorants … Continued
Multifunctional Additives Under Regulatory Pressure
Lubricant and metalworking fluid formulators are entering a period in which additive choice is no … Continued
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By Josefa Galvañ, Asunción, Ana Sanchez, AIJU Cristina Casellas, Nuria Guilera, Laura López, CETEMMSA Cristina Pozo, Ana Viñuales, CIDETEC Introduction Current plastic electronics are developed in such a way that the constant progress can hardly be followed. As a usual … Continued
By RTP Company Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPEs) are a class of polymers that, within their design limits, behave like thermoset rubber but that, above their melt or softening temperatures, are melt processable via thermoplastic processing methods and, unlike thermoset rubber, can … Continued
By Michael Gruender, PBI Performance Products, Inc. Abstract A study was commissioned to examine the wear characteristics of six high performance engineering plastics currently used in tribological applications. The test consisted of a thrust bearing 3 x 3 grid High-PV … Continued
By Vishu Shah, Consultek Part failures due to impurities and contamination of virgin material are common. Material contamination usually occurs during processing. A variety of purging materials are used to purge the previous material from the extruder barrel before using … Continued
By Protomold – Nobody’s Faster In The Short Run.® Normally, when we think of a pair of mating plastic parts we think of left and right, front and back, or top and bottom, with the two parts being distinct from … Continued
