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How COVID-19 Did (and Didn’t) Change Automation in Plastics
The global pandemic invigorated longstanding trends and new market forces to push broad-based adoption of automation and robotics from the incremental to the inexorable.
Read MoreWill You Be Ready for the Next Disruption?
Lessons learned from ongoing coronavirus pandemic should help business navigate through the next disruption.
Read MorePenn State Behrend to Offer New Polymer Engineering and Science Major
Students in the college’s new Polymer Engineering and Science program will learn polymer behavior and use that knowledge to design new, specialized and more sustainable materials.
Read MoreBraskem Partners with University for Sustainable Plastic Production Using CO2 Capture and Use
Braskem project is being developed by researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago.
Read MoreFerris State Takes Delivery of New Zhafir Injection Machine
The university is using the Zhafir Zeres electric molding machine in an additional lab section for applied learning so there is one student at each machine versus two, reducing the number of lab partners and adhering to distancing.
Read MoreA Message from Jon Smalling: Future Leader in Plastics (FLiP) Incoming Vice Chair
Jon Smalling, the Southeast Regional Sales Manager for SEPRO Group, knows that the future of the plastics industry is bright. PLASTICS Future Leaders in Plastics (FLiP) Committee just elected Jon to serve as the FLiP Vice Chair for the 2021 year. Jon shares his thoughts on the value of FLiP involvement.
Read MoreThe Next Generation in Plastics
PLASTICS and the Future Leaders in Plastics (FLiP) Committee are devoted to supporting and encouraging the next generation of plastics leaders who will play a crucial role in the innovation, technology, and the future of the plastics industry.
WatchCertified Collaborative Robot Education Program Launched
Curriculum provides cobot training as part of an integrated course and awards industry-recognized certification.
Read MoreEOS and Texas A&M University to Offer Additive Manufacturing Professional Development Program
The partnership recently completed its first successful session with NASA.
Read MoreAdditive Manufacturing Media Announces New Educational Presentation Series
Presented with IMTS spark, the series will explore how 3D printing technology is changing the face of manufacturing.
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