Materials

polyolefins

Winners of SPE Auto Innovation Awards in Materials and Body

Lots of "firsts" highlighted the 2015 SPE Automotive Innovation Awards.

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Additives

Making 3D Printing With PEEK A Reality

 This part, produced by Arevo Labs, signals one of the first successful uses of additive manufacturing methods with PEEK polymer. 

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Additives

Milliken Wins Two R&D 100 Awards

Hyperform HPN 210 M and Milliguard AOX-1 products were recognized with the R&D awards.

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polyolefins

The Promise of "4D Printing"

MIT scientist is shaping the next development to 3D printing: 4D printing, where the fourth dimension is time.

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Materials

3D Printing: Hype Vs. Reality

During the 3D Printing USA Conference IDTechEx's Rachel Gordon gave an update on the state of the 3D printing industry as it’s been quite an interesting 2015.

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Commodity Resins

Two Dow Flexible Packaging Technologies Among R&D 100 Awards

Both the PE Stand-Up Pouch and PacXpert bottles are making commercial advances globally.

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Automotive

Aussie Additives Newcomer has Alternative to Hardcoating for Mar/Scruff Resistance of Polar Plastics

Starting with acrylic automotive parts, TenasiTech is focussing its novel plastic additives activity to North America, Europe, Asia.

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MATERIALS: The Problems with Single-Point Data--Part 6

Data sheets can be limited in the information they provide on how the material performs at elevated temperatures.

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PVC

Commodity Resin Prices Drop

Downward trajectory resumes for all four commodity resins.

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Solvay Acquires LFT Business From EPIC Polymers

To gain access to metal replacement of larger automotive semi-structural parts, Solvay has acquire EPIC's long-fiber thermoplastic business.

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