Heather Caliendo

Heather Caliendo Senior Editor

Postindustrial

Startup Turns Recycled Plastic into 3D Printing Filament

Plenty of companies are taking advantage 3D printing’s disruptive nature in the manufacturing space, but I came across an Amsterdam-based startup that is taking the disruptive concept even further.

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Postconsumer

Multiple Stakeholders in MN Recycling Agricultural Plastic

There’s plenty of talk about consumer plastic packaging waste but what about agricultural plastic?

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Packaging

Slideshow: SPE’s Plastics for Life Global Parts Competition

During ANTEC 2016, a panel of judges selected the winners of the 3rd annual Plastics for Life Global Parts Competition.

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Automotive

Winners of SPE’s Plastics for Life Global Parts Competition

A panel of judges selected the winners of the 3rd annual Plastics for Life Global Parts Competition from among a wide range of parts that had already won in competitions at previous SPE events during the past year.

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Stratasys Enhances FDM 3D Printers

Stratasys introduces four new enhancements to its FDM-based 3D printers, optimizing select models for creating functional product prototypes, production tools and end-use parts.

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sustainability

WEIMA Group Celebrates 30 Years

Europe remains the strongest individual market followed by the U.S. WEIMA America generates a quarter of the company's overall earnings.

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Polymers On Board Round-the-World Solar Flight

Plastics Technology was on the scene when the pioneering solar-powered Solar Impulse 2 landed in Phoenix, Ariz. on May 2.

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Thermal Care Moves into Larger Building

Facility is 40% larger than its previous floor space and has room for future expansion.

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Petoskey Plastics Launches Recycling Scorecard for Blown Film

The data are based on the level of recycled content supplied within film and bags purchased from Petoskey.

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Macro Plastics Adds Two New Negri Bossi Bi-Power Machines

Installation of the new Bi-Power presses and Sytrama robots was completed in March 2016.

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Keurig Switches to PP But Has Long Recycling Journey Ahead

After a decade of listening to complaints about the lack of recyclability of its K-Cups, Keurig, Waterbury, Vt., recently announced changes to its packaging but will they be enough for critics?

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GM Recycles Water Bottles to Produce Chevy Equinox Part

The Detroit auto giant is recycling employees’ water bottles into noise-reducing fabric insulation that covers the Chevrolet Equinox engine.

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