Lilli Manolis Sherman

Lilli Manolis Sherman Contributing Editor

Automotive

Six More Winners of 2016 SPE Auto Innovation Awards

Take a look at top-rated innovations in chassis/hardware, powertrain, process/assembly, safety, environmental, and aftermarket categories.

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Automotive

SPE Auto Innovation Awards Winners Span Nine Categories

The 2016 interior category winner was also the grand award winner.

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Film Extrusion

Will Oil Price Changes Continue to Be a Key In PE Pricing?

Oil prices just rallied above the $50/bbl mark; this, while PE prices continued to decline this month.

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Large-Scale 3-D Printed Structure at Design Miami Show

Techmer ES partnered with ORNL to create this structure which utilizes a bamboo fiber-reinforced PLA.

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Medical

Moderate Decline Shown in Third Quarter by CES Machinery Data

The Plastics Industry Association’s Committee on Equipment Statistics (CES) says this was the first quarterly decline since third quarter 2015.

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Evonik Shares Results of its Post-it Note Campaign at K 2016

Environmental protection and sustainability led visitors’ comments.

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Commodity Resins

Polyolefin Prices Drop; Ditto for PET

PE, PP, PET prices head down, PS and PVC flat for now.

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Solvay to Fast-Track its Position in Additive Manufacturing

The combination of Sinterline technology and MMI Technyl Design is shaping the future of 3D printed functional automotive parts.

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Elastomers

SABIC Aims to Develop Next-Generation PP

New pilot plant to start up production by the end of first quarter 2017.

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Biopolymers

MIT Makes Strides in Future of PHA-Based Biopolymers

Researchers identify key enzyme that can be tweaked to make it more industrially useful.

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Postprocessing

Tampoprint Shined at K 2016

With its 60 years of experience in machine engineering, Tampoprint belongs among the innovators of the pad-printing industry, according to founder and chairman Wilfried Philipp.

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Testing

Novel On-Line Rheometer; In-Line Molding Specimen Device

Two major suppliers of extrusion and/or in-line process testing/monitoring equipment showcased novel systems at K 2016.

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