Plastics Today

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Compounder signs exclusive agreement with bicycle-frame maker V Frames to develop materials, such as bio-based long carbon fiber, for water-assisted injection molding.

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Robotics Automation News

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The global market value for material handling robots will reach $5,542 million in 2023 and grow at a healthy compound annual growth rate of 8.6 Increasing acceptance of advanced automated material handling robots, increasing need for high efficiency systems, increasing industrialization in emerging markets, constant […]

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MEM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Wells Plastics Limited is the UK’s largest specialist additive masterbatch and compound manufacturer, established in 1984, based in Stone, Staffordshire. Wells also has extensive experience in providing bespoke contract and toll compounding to the global polymer industry, from a few hundred kilos to thousands of tonnes.

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Plastics News

APRIL 13, 2023

It's making compounds based on polypropylene, nylon and similar materials. The 70-millimeter line began commercial production this month.

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Plastics News

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Düsseldorf, Germany — Materials supplier Nexeo Plastics will expand its MyNexeo e-commerce program to Europe in January. With MyNexeo, customers can shop more than 15,000 materials in Nexeo's catalog and find their most commonly used products. In most cases, customers want new projects in materials they already know," d'Hooghe added.

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Plastics Today

MAY 23, 2023

The facility includes a clean compounding area for medical-grade materials to serve Europe’s healthcare market, forecast to grow at double digits through 2028.

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MEM

JANUARY 26, 2023

Sumika Polymer Compounds’ short glass-fibre polypropylene (GF-PP) THERMOFIL HP and recycled polypropylene (GF-rPP) THERMOFIL CIRCLE materials benefit from sustainable manufacturing and recycling processes and offer carmakers performance equivalent to incumbent engineering plastics, but with an up to 60% lower carbon footprint.

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Plastics Today

AUGUST 29, 2023

Spain’s Aitiip Technology Center has worked with compounder Liebherr to develop carbon fiber–reinforced PAEK material for a cooling system turbine.

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Plastics Today

JULY 19, 2023

Sabic expands its specialty materials portfolio with new compounds that improve performance of advanced driver assistance systems and augment occupant and pedestrian safety.

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Canadian Manufacturing

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

MISSISSAUGA — By 2050 at the latest, all tires will be made of sustainable materials. But step by step, it is already becoming apparent which raw materials will find their way into tire construction in the future. At the latest, we aim to use 100 per cent sustainable materials in our tire products by 2050. Photo: Continental.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

APRIL 24, 2024

The system is designed to make the handling of longer tube and pipe materials more efficient. With the Coolant Support System, operators can cut longer parts with ease and handle materials almost instantly after cutting because of the increased heat exchange rate while using coolant. Renewable Lubricants, Inc.

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E&T

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

In a new report, Building materials and the climate: constructing a new future, the UN said that repurposing existing buildings typically achieves a 50-75 per cent saving on emissions. It also called for construction attempts to use fewer materials and embrace those with a lower carbon footprint, such as timber, bamboo and biomass.

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Plastics News

JUNE 14, 2023

Materials firm Mega Polymers Inc. is back in the compounding market through a partnership with colorants and concentrates supplier Rainbow Colors.

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E&T

AUGUST 14, 2023

The larvae of these flies contain many proteins and other nutritious compounds, so the immature insects are increasingly being raised for animal feed and to consume waste. The adult carcasses are being used as a new starting material for the researchers, especially as they contain chitin, a polymer chain with numerous uses.

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Plastics News

JULY 31, 2023

Materials firm Techmer PM is acquiring color and additive compounder Advanced Color Technologies LLC.

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Additive Manufacturing

OCTOBER 3, 2022

These materials are carrier resins for masterbatches that empower sustainable innovation in the plastics industry by helping OEMs and molders in the packaging, automotive and consumer goods segments decrease reliance on virgin plastics. However, access to PCR materials for color masterbatch processing has been limited.

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Plastics News

MAY 26, 2023

The new materials also allow UBQ products to be compounded with a brighter spectrum of colors beyond brown, black and gray.

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Plastics News

MAY 26, 2023

The 15,000-square-foot expansion includes a clean compounding facility dedicated to medical grade materials.

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Plastics Today

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The 100,000-square-foot facility in Chongqing produces plastic compounds based on both virgin and recycled raw materials.

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Dinesh Mishra

APRIL 9, 2024

Imagine stepping into your new home, confident that every material chosen prioritizes your family’s well-being. From flooring to countertops, the materials you choose play a significant role in shaping the ambiance and comfort of your living space.

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MEM

JULY 27, 2023

To support Venta Global with the efficient potting of PCBs for a high-power outdoor LED light, Intertronics supplied the IRS 3078 Polyurethane Potting Compound and the 2-K-DOS Metering, Mixing, and Dispensing System.

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E&T

MARCH 20, 2023

In the process, a unique chemical compound, which selectively disrupts the chemical interaction between polyester and the dye used for its colour, is used for the separation. Most clothes recycling currently relies on a labour-intensive process to manually sort huge piles of waste textiles into different material types.

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Plastics News

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

This week's issue features our 2022 North American Compounders directory. Compounders are facing a slowing demand as the global economy also slows down. Frank Esposito examines what we saw in 2022 and what compounders are expecting for 2023. He also wrote several stories on hand at the AMI Compounding World Expo. .

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E&T

AUGUST 11, 2023

Many of the materials commonly thrown in household recycling bins, including flexible films, multilayer materials and a lot of coloured plastics, cannot be recycled using conventional methods. These products can be used to make a wide range of materials that are higher value,” said George Huber, who led the study.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Both the NEMO ® and PERIPRO® pumps have the ability to transfer complex fluids and provide accurate and repeatable metered flows of viscous, shear sensitive, and high solids laden materials which makes them well suited for lithium battery production. These powerful pumps can also operate at slow speeds supplying very steady, low flows.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

MARCH 20, 2024

The courses cover a broad range of subject material across welding processes. Image: Sasint/stock.adobe.com Weld Australia has announced the launch of two free online welder safety training courses , one for welders, and the second for welding engineers and supervisors.

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Canadian Manufacturing

MAY 23, 2023

MILPITAS — Driven by demand for new electronic innovations, the global semiconductor packaging materials market is expected to reach US$29.8 billion by 2027, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.7 per cent from the US$26.1 3D packaging. . 3D packaging. The report is available for purchase from SEMI.

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E&T

JANUARY 6, 2023

Researchers have spent decades trying to figure out the secret of this ultradurable ancient construction material, particularly in structures that endured especially harsh conditions, such as docks, sewers, and seawalls, or those constructed in seismically active locations.

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E&T

OCTOBER 20, 2023

On the Sun-facing side of the Moon, it also carries solar radiation that makes it cling to everything, compounding its potential risks. The team hopes to create a prototype next year before submitting a full grant proposal to Nasa to make the material ready for space use.

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E&T

AUGUST 17, 2023

Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have found that adding natural plant compounds, known as tannins, to a layer of wood dust creates a filter that traps virtually all microplastic particles present in water. The team analysed microparticles released from popular tea bags made of polypropylene.

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Plastics News

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Düsseldorf, Germany — Material development for Asahi Kasei is as easy as AKXY2. It showcased several materials and technologies developed by Tokyo-based Asahi Kasei. Our materials can improve heat performance and other characteristics and offer high functionality and affordability.".

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E&T

AUGUST 8, 2023

Professor Stuart Harrad, co-author of the study, said: “Our findings have implications for future space stations and habitats, where it may be possible to exclude many contaminant sources by careful material choices in the early stages of design and construction.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

30 interlocking parallelograms, each holding two cutter inserts, rapidly reduce coarse, friable, and fibrous materials into uniform particle sizes. 76 cm) wide hopper funnels materials into a 15 in. (38 76 cm) wide hopper funnels materials into a 15 in. (38 The 30 in. (76 38 cm) wide throat positioned over an 11 in. The 30 in.

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Control Engineering

JULY 8, 2023

Identifying ways to reduce energy use has become vital, and VFDs are a key component in achieving this within electric motor applications – from material handling to pump control. The rolls themselves often operate around 30 RPM, depending on the material.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 25, 2023

million by 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.72%, predicted Mordor Intelligence. .” The global market for laboratory robotics could expand from $185.8 million in 2020 to $274.49

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Canadian Manufacturing

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

a global producer of specialty semiconductors and performance materials, announces that it has successfully renewed and increased its multi-year agreement with First Solar, Inc. for the supply of semiconductor materials associated with the manufacturing of thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules. MONTREAL — 5N Plus Inc.,

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Canadian Manufacturing

JANUARY 5, 2023

Manufactured in Baffin’s Stoney Creek, ON factory, COMPANION is built from a combination of recycled materials, regrind rubbers and virgin compounds – with members of Baffin’s workforce donating their time to production.

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