Medical
Covestro Launches Brand Name for Thermoplastic Composites
‘Maezio’ composites are based on continuous carbon or glass fibers impregnated with PC, TPU and other thermoplastics.
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Victrex Develops PAEK for Additive Manufacturing; Leads Consortium for Advancing AM Technologies
New generation materials rival earlier versions for both laser sintering and fusion filament fabrication processes.
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Plastics Processing Ends Best Six-Month Period in Recent History
June 2018’s reading of 56.3 pulls half-year index to 57.1.
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Material Handling: New Loaders and Receivers Handle Smaller Throughputs for Medical Jobs
Cleanroom-ready design and construction make them well suited for medical processing applications on injection molding machines up to 400 tons.
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FibreTuff Starts Up Compounding of Cellulose-Based Biomaterial with a Focus on Medical Devices
The facility will manufacture FibreTuff PAPC filaments and powders for 3D printing and compounds for molding of Class I and II medical devices for spine, trauma and sports medicine.
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Extrusion Firms Combine on Novel Catheter Shafts
Adam Spence and Microspec combine to offer catheter shafts that are more efficiently produced and mechanically sound
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BASF to Globally Boost Production of Irganox1010
Major investment in expanding capacity of workhorse primary antioxidant planned by BASF.
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Additive Manufacturing: First High-Purity PVDF 3D Printing Filament
Based on Arkema’s Kynar PVDF, Nile Polymer’s new filament is designed for large parts without dimensional warping.
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What Plastics Processors Need to Know about Tax Reform and Equipment Acquisition
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2018 (TCJA) is positioning plastics processors for more growth and profitability following the most recent Plastics Processing Index showing the best quarter since 2013 when the index began.
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Ocean Plastic 3D-Printed Prosthetic Limbs
New initiative takes reclaimed ocean plastic and uses it to 3D print custom prosthetic limbs for children.
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