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Plastics Engineering
New and innovative film products are constantly produced on pilot and manufacturing lines using either a cast or blown film process. Many times these films will be sent to end users for evaluation. Acceptable quality and properties of the films are keys to the success of the new film product. Most of the time the new film produced has acceptable quality (very low gels) and physical properties. Alternatively, the incumbent resin may be replaced with a challenger resin as a method to remove cost from the product.
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SPE Plastics Research Online
 In recent years, electrical energy storage capacity has become a scientifically challenging and industrially important area for a broad range of applications (e.g., in mobile electronic devices, stationary systems, hybrid electric vehicles, and pulse power technology). For these purposes, dielectric materials have been used as the energy storage materials. Materials with high dielectric constants and low losses have thus attracted a large amount of attention for research into energy storage capacitors and electric stress control devices.
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Plastics Engineering
3-D printing is taking off as an attractive technology for engineering, prototyping, and other commercial uses, and demand for the plastic rod or filament that feeds the printers has never been greater. Yet, the extrusion lines producing filament today tend not to be as efficient as they could be, and there is room for quality improvement as well. Taking advantage of experience in the production of high-precision profiles and tubing, including heart and brain catheters, Conair extrusion experts assembled a demonstration line to show how using the latest equipment and a complete systems approach can result in significant improvement over the current state of the art.
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Plastics Today
A new liquid adhesive that instantly cures to form a polymer bond when it is exposed to an electric current could have far-reaching applications in everything from medical implants to automobiles, reports Phys.org. Developed by Dr. Terry Steele, Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, and his research team, the bonding agent is described by Phys.org as a light, low-viscosity flowing liquid that can be easily and precisely applied to the materials being joined.
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In a surprise move, ExxonMobil Chemical Co. has announced that it will reduce U.S. polypropylene resin prices by as much as 5 cents per pound in June. The move will take place regardless of any price change for propylene feedstock, market sources said. Officials with Houston-based ExxonMobil could not be reached for comment. Prices for the firm’s random and impact copolymer PP grades, as well as homopolymer PP used in thermoforming and metallocene homopolymer – will be reduced by 3 cents per pound, sources said. All other grades of homopolymer PP made by ExxonMobil will be reduced by 5 cents per pound.
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CNET
The use of 3-D printing in architecture is still small as logistics are being ironed out, but a new proof of concept has just been unveiled. The 250-square-meter space (2,700 square foot) is what Dubai's Museum of the Future project is calling the world's first 3-D-printed office building. China unveiled the world's first 3-D printed office building and mansion in early 2015.
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Our line of AuroraLite PVC cellular foam includes powder compounds that generate lightweight, low-density profiles ideal for interior or exterior applications. Compounds may also be used as a wood replacement – easy to cut, rout and shape, with the added benefit of being rot, warp and crack resistant.
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Plastics News
Total retail sales, not including automobiles, expanded by 3 percent in April compared with the same month last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Through the first four months of 2016, this series is up 3.3 percent over the same period in 2015. The recently released figures for monthly retail sales in the United States indicate that consumer spending for most types of goods continues to gain momentum. This bodes well for both the U.S. economy and many sectors of the plastics industry for the rest of this year. When retail sales go up, demand for plastics products goes up. The trends in the various retail sales data are also excellent indicators of demand for different types of plastics products.
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Plastics and Rubber Weekly
London-based environmental consultancy Trucost has released the results of a study on the positive impact of using sustainable plastics, showing that it could generate $3.5 billion (2.4 billion pounds) in environmental savings.
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Plastics News
A 3-D printing startup in Redwood City, California, is making inroads in the automotive market. Counting Ford Motor Co., BMW AG and Delphi Automotive among its early partners, Carbon3D Inc. recently released its first commercial printer. The device, based on a printing technique called continuous liquid interface production, or CLIP, is designed to address performance gaps left by other 3-D printing methods. CLIP uses a pool of UV-curable resin, into which a sequence of UV images is projected. A build platform continuously rises as the part solidifies from underneath.
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The MECO OFS Type-1, Fully-split shaft seal for vacuum, low pressure, and abrasive applications. The OFS Type-1 seal, does not require a barrier fluid. MORE
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Think there's nothing new in twin screw extruder technology?
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Plastics Today
The market for plastic and flexible organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) is forecast to reach $18 billion by 2020, according to a new report from IDTechEx Research, a global business intelligence firm headquartered in Swaffham, U.K. Plastic and flexible displays are the most important trend in the OLED display market, which will reach nearly $16 billion this year and grow to $57 billion by 2026, notes Guillaume Chansin, Senior Technology Analyst at IDTechEx.
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Plastics Technology
Unmelts, inconsistent viscosity, excessive shear heating, and streaks from uneven color mixing are some of the ills that critics attribute to the common "general-purpose" injection molding screw. Among those critics is Robert F. Dray, a well-known screw designer with numerous patents to his name. He is fond of calling the typical injection screw a "no-purpose" screw that is "unable to process any polymer effectively."
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Plastics News
The millennial movement means there’s room for smaller plastic packaging manufacturers – even in a sector where big players gobble each other up, said Taras Konowal, business development for North America for H. Müller Fabrique de Moules SA of Conthey, Switzerland. That puts a premium on shorter runs, quicker changeovers, smaller mold cavitation and very good flexibility, he told KM open house attendees.
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