Tag: thermoplastic
Acetal & Delrin Ideal for Precision Close-Tolerance Industrial and Mechanical Components
Acetal copolymer plastic and Delrin® homopolymer plastic are mechanical thermoplastics used for precision close-tolerance industrial and mechanical components, featuring high strength and stiffness coupled...
Plastics Could Help Build a Sustainable Future – Here’s How
The disposal of plastics is a global problem. They are nearly indestructible in natural conditions but are discarded worldwide on a large scale. The...
Ford and MacDonald’s collaborate to convert coffee bean skin into car...
Ford Motor Company and McDonald’s USA will soon be giving vehicles a caffeine boost by using part of a familiar staple in the morning...
This thermoplastic is learning a new trick: Walking
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This video illustrates the role of the association process in devising a locomotive robot that ''learns'' to walk by irradiation. The LCN-based robot is...
3D Systems Breakthrough Material to Enable Digital Production of Plastic Parts
3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) unveiled Figure 4 Production Black 10 (PRO-BLK 10) - a revolutionary production material for additive manufacturing applications that enables manufacturers to...
The Truth About Plastic
Plastic continues to make big news, especially in Connecticut where a single-use plastic bag fee took effect on August 1st. With estimates of 4.8...
Kodak Portrait 3D Printer that can fit on your desk
Kodak has launched its KODAK Portrait 3D printer at Formnext 2018 in partnership with Smart International, Kodak’s global brand licensee for all things 3D...
Boltaron® Electrical, Aviation, & Thermoforming Applications | Interstate Plastics
Interstate Plastics now provides Boltaron® 4330, a PVC–alloy FAR- and UL-rated ultra-high impact sheet. Easily thermoformed, Boltaron® sees the most use in aircraft and...
Your Next Flight Is Brought to You by 3D Printing
The technology will revolutionize manufacturing, but how? United Technologies, GE and Honeywell are taking different approaches.
Like the cotton gin and the modern assembly line,...
miniFactory Ultra, PEEK and ULTEM 3D printing
miniFactory, a Finnish 3D printer manufacturer, has released the miniFactory Ultra 3D printer for high-temperature materials, such as PEEK and PEKK. Olli Pihlajamäki, Sales...
