E&T

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Veteran crime scene investigator Becci Henderson is carrying out the study as part of her PhD at the University of Portsmouth in a bid to reduce the amount of plastic waste used by police when cordoning off and investigating serious crimes. We often can’t recycle or reuse the plastic, so we need to look at reducing it at source.

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i4.0 today

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Including an extensive number of colleagues working in non-engineering functions. Believed to be the first learning programme of its kind, Sumitomo (SHI) Demag and ENGEL UK, together with injection moulder WHS Plastics and raw material supplier Resinex, wholeheartedly backed Ian’s vision.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

KHK bevel gears are offered in a broad variety of modules, numbers of teeth, materials and styles, with gear ratios of 1.5 KHK USA Inc., distributor of the market leading KHK® brand of metric gears, announces its extensive line of bevel gears, manufactured to the highest quality standards by Kohara Gear Industry Co., www.khkgears.us/products/bevel-gears

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Manufacturer's Monthly

APRIL 4, 2023

High-strength (HS) steel, while a promising material for next-generation vehicles, suffers from hydrogen embrittlement, which degrades its mechanical performance. Our load reduction test was designed to progressively reduce the material’s ultimate tensile strength (UTS).

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Modern Machine Shop

APRIL 18, 2024

Robots that incorporate new materials into their designs enable new applications for automation, such as handling delicate parts or those varied in size and shape. Soft robotics are made with less rigid materials than the typical metal and plastic, such as these silicone-based grippers from OnRobot. Photos provided by OnRobot.

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Plastics News

MAY 22, 2023

This week we're diving into the Internet as we've dug up some of the most interesting social media accounts in plastics. Coming up this week, Bill Wood will be sharing his economic outlook during his livestream Numbers That Matter on Tuesday at 2 p.m. Happy Monday! Read the special report here. Learn more and register here.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

OCTOBER 23, 2022

How much CO2 is released into the atmosphere as a result of a plastic bearing’s production? For the first time, igus, the motion plastics specialist, is publishing precise CO2 footprints for a large number of its lubrication-free, maintenance-free iglidur polymer plain bearings. One focus is on CO2 emissions.

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Plastics News

MAY 8, 2023

If you've joined the plastics industry in the past five years, then you might not know what I'm talking about. NPE is North America's largest plastics trade show, and it's organized by the Washington-based Plastics Industry Association. Is hydrogen the next frontier for plastic pipe? s Orange County Convention Center.

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Plastics News

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Numbers That Matter's Bill Wood makes the final touches to 2022 and looks at what 2023 might be like for the plastics industry. Röhm's big acquisition of Sabic's forms business was one of our biggest stories, and is featured in this week's Material Insights. . Welcome to our last regular issue of the year!

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Fabricating & Metal Work

JANUARY 24, 2024

Be it for trailers, HVAC, industrial products, electrical, oil, gas, or any other number of industries that require permanent tags to be affixed to their products. Be it for trailers, HVAC, industrial products, electrical, oil, gas, or any other number of industries that require permanent tags to be affixed to their products.

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E&T

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

They have developed a simple and efficient way to convert polylactic acid (PLA), a bio-based plastic used in products such as filament, plastic silverware and food packaging, to a high-quality resin. “We We made stronger materials just straight out of trash. PLA plastic waste was used to create these high-quality resin pieces.

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Plastics News

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Contrary to [polyethylene], PP has a much broader footprint into a number of more durable applications like automotive, appliances and electronics," he added. "If One market watcher told Plastics News that regional PVC resin sales are down more than 1 percent overall, but were down 25 percent in October compared to the same month in 2021.

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E&T

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has proposed to standardise collections across the country so people know what materials can and cannot be recycled, regardless of which part of the country they are in. Currently, local councils take different approaches to recycling, which can cause confusion for residents.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 2, 2022

Microplastics, tiny particles of plastic that are now found worldwide in the air, water and soil, are increasingly recognized as a serious pollution threat, and have been found in the bloodstream of animals and people around the world. System Integration Insights. The problem is there isn’t a viable alternative in many cases.

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Canadian Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

” When the deposit-refund system is expanded in 2025 to include wine bottles, plastic water bottles and multi-layer cartons, the number of redeemable containers will double to five billion units. . The advent of this equipment will result in a change in recovery methods in Quebec.

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 13, 2023

Photo Credit: Next Chapter Manufacturing Looking over the vast landscape of additive manufacturing (AM) technologies, the various material options and the number of experts in the market can leave you more confused than ever. However, 25 years ago, it was a vastly different landscape. Hence, the problem I needed to solve.

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AU Manufacturing

OCTOBER 6, 2022

UL Solutions, a global leader in applied safety science, today announced its new test method for electric vehicle (EV) battery enclosure material screening, Torch and Grit (TaG). Battery enclosures, and the material they are made from, play a critical role in electric vehicle safety. Media Release by UL Solutions.

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E&T

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Around 25,000 tonnes of blades will reach the end of their operational life every year by 2025, this number could increase to 52,000 tonnes by 2030, according to industry trade body WindEurope. They’re made of two forms of hardy plastic resins: thermosets and thermoplastics. Image credit: Jorrit Lousberg.

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 11, 2024

Moser, founder and president, Reshoring Initiative : The reshoring of molds can be evaluated from three perspectives: (1) An increase in the number of molds due to more end products being assembled in North America. The number of jobs reshored per year has increased from 6,000 in 2010 to 350,000 in 2022. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Mold Making Technology

MARCH 24, 2024

Aluminum has become an important mold material when considering mold prototyping as well as energy efficiency. The 1700-page catalog edition includes more than 60 new list numbers of the company’s current cutting tool additions for automotive, aerospace, medical, and die and mold industries, to name a few. DF through B3214.DF

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MEM

APRIL 11, 2023

The scheme means Polypipe Building Services drivers will drop off dedicated empty collapsible pallets to merchants they supply which can be filled with PVC piping offcuts, obsolete products, plastic packaging, and bulk bags, and will pick the full ones up on their next delivery to the branch.

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Plastics News

JUNE 26, 2023

Coming up this week is Economics Editor Bill Wood's Numbers That Matter Live on Tuesday, June 27, at 2 p.m. Bill and Editor Don Loepp will review the results of the debt ceiling talks and the impact on the economy, plus look at materials and machinery sales trends and the outlook for key plastics end markets. is spending $30.2

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Mold Making Technology

DECEMBER 13, 2023

This year is likely to be a memorable one for mold builders, as they outperformed other sectors in the plastics industry. While the plastics industry experienced a slowdown, driven by a shift in consumer spending from goods to services, moldmaking thrived despite the challenges posed by strong macroeconomic fundamentals. While the U.S.

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AU Manufacturing

MAY 15, 2023

Polyvinyl Chloride – better known as PVC – has long been one of the world’s most popular plastics – however, for a number of reasons it has proven difficult to recycle, ECU revealed in a press release. By doing so, the team of researchers aim to help reduce the amount of PVC waste ending up in landfill or the ocean.

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E&T

JULY 27, 2022

This sustainable approach for upcycling electronic waste provides a helpful research-based waste stream that does not require innovative microfabrication facilities, expensive materials, or high-calibre engineering skills.”. The first step is removing the metallic coating from the plastic beneath using a chemical process and adhesive tape.

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Electronics 94

Automation Mag

APRIL 17, 2023

This slight drop over 2021 is not alarming, as orders often fluctuate for any number of reasons. This slight drop over 2021 is not alarming, as orders often fluctuate for any number of reasons. Advances in automation technologies are transforming the industrial manufacturing landscape. 2022 was no different. 2022 was no different.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Additional advantages are machining of virtually all materials (including gray cast iron and plastic), zero or only minimal alternation of the workpiece diameter and minimal surface compaction. They have just released the full tooling catalog. Quality, precision and stability are the key principals used to make QUICK® tools successful.

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Canadian Manufacturing

AUGUST 18, 2022

Photo of a released plastic bottle containing clinical-grade MDMA (CNW Group/PharmAla Biotech Inc.). ” PharmAla’s LaNeo MDMA API is scheduled to be formulated into a number of dosage forms, over the coming number of months, with the first being a 40mg capsule. ”

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Plastics News

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

ABC Technologies is closing a plant in Poland next year because of "dramatic" increased costs for utilities, freight, material and labor. ABC Technologies declined to comment on the closure or the number of employees affected by it in response to inquiry by Plastics News. million, the report said.

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MEM

JUNE 14, 2023

GRP (Glass Reinforced Polymer/Plastic) is a composite material composed of glass fibres which are bonded together with resins to create a durable material that is highly resistant to corrosion, electrical conductivity, fire and provides an anti-slip surface.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

If you are using weld nuts or inserts to create threads in thin-walled materials in metal manufacturing processes, there is a strong, high-quality connection alternative tool that many fabricators in the United States are not familiar with — even though it has been around for decades. It forms an insert out of the material itself.”

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

AUGUST 4, 2022

The flooring materials market is poised to grow at a CAGR of 5-6%. A number of factors are contributing to this growth in demand, ranging from a rising demand for residential and commercial properties, backed by government initiatives, penetration of green and do-it-yourself (DIY) products, and the work-from-home trend.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

AUGUST 4, 2022

The flooring materials market is poised to grow at a CAGR of 5-6%. A number of factors are contributing to this growth in demand, ranging from a rising demand for residential and commercial properties, backed by government initiatives, penetration of green and do-it-yourself (DIY) products, and the work-from-home trend.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

DECEMBER 20, 2022

A reduction in energy usage, lower carbon dioxide emissions, closed-loop recycling — and even customer demands regarding ethical material sourcing — are of critical importance in meeting goals. Why the uptick in sustainability-related initiatives? At this rate, the manufacturing sector can expect more regulations in the future.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

For many companies, there is an urgent need to bridge these labor gaps with intelligent robotics, and a growing number of AI-powered systems can do just that. All will continue to feed long-term demand for robotics and automation in manufacturing and logistics. AI itself is not new to robotics. It is rapidly changing what is possible.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Featuring a powerful, 30-watt fiber laser and a large, 100 x 100 mm marking window, MobiLase Battery delivers fast and durable laser markings on nearly any material ranging from plastics to steel to precious metals, among many others. Time & Date. Barcodes, 2D Codes, QR Codes. Images, Logos, Symbols, & More.

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i4.0 today

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

This reveals the flow of materials and information within a company, thereby uncovering hidden inefficiencies. In the production area, for example, this could be unnecessary material inventories or expensive rework. In the production area, for example, this could be unnecessary material inventories or expensive rework.

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