Polyvance’s Mini-Weld Model 7

Polyvance's 5700HT Mini Weld Model 7 is the most versatile plastic welder on the market for light-duty repair work on virtually any popular plastic...

How can you tell if someone is a plastics engineer?

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PLM streamlines prosthetic design, redesign

BionX Medical Technologies meets time-to-market, compliance, and efficiency goals for the prosthesis. The emPOWER Ankle is a complex active prosthetic foot and ankle solution...

3D Printing in Space – The Final Frontier

While down here there’s room for debate about the suitability of 3D printing for anything more serious than rapid prototyping, few would say the...

MIT engineers design super fast desktop 3D printer

The team did away with the traditional nozzle design, which uses a "pinch-wheel" mechanism to feed through the plastic, replacing it with a screw...

Long Fiber Polypropylene Compounds Drive Innovation in Automotive

Lengthy fiber polycarbonate polypropylene (LFT PP) is currently commonly utilized in vehicle front-end service providers, instrument-panel service providers, door panels, gaming consoles, pedals, under-body...

From greenhouse gases to plastics: New catalyst for recycling carbon dioxide discovered

Imagine if we could take CO2, that most notorious of greenhouse gases, and convert it into something useful. Something like plastic, for example. The...

FABRIC MADE OF STONE – The Story of Vinalon

For much of the world, it’s a niche product. In North Korea, where winter temperatures are frigid and which cannot produce enough cotton or...

Plastic Fasteners Market – Opportunities in Key Application Sectors by 2025

Plastic fasteners are plastic parts used to join or fix two or more objects together. Plastic screws, bolts, nuts, washers, threaded rods, and balls...

Choosing the Right Marine Sealant

  Leakages aboard are a migraine, figuratively, certainly. Picking in between myriad sealers and also caulks at the boating equipment shop may trigger an actual...