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SPE and the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) recently announced they are joining together to launch Plastics in Food Packaging: The Virtual Edition. This virtual event will take place October 14-15 and will include insights on sustainability, how plastics can help ensure food safety, and plastics materials used in a range of styles from bottles and tubes to flexible packaging and more. Food packaging innovations expected in the coming years will also be addressed.
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Plastics Forum 2020: Nuevas Tecnologías y Sostenibilidad, taking place online September 17-18, will be SPE’s first all-Spanish language conference and will be the society’s first collaboration with ICIPC. The event will focus on innovations and uses of plastics and polymers, with an emphasis on new technologies and manufacturing trends and how the circular economy and sustainability are a fundamental part of the development of the industry and its value chain. Click here for program information or to view conference highlights.
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| September 9 |
SPE Automotive Composites Conference and Exhibition (ACCE) |
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| September 10 |
FreeForm Injection Molding Webinar |
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| September 15-16 |
SPE Thermoplastic Elastomers Virtual Conference 2020 |
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| September 17-18 |
Plastics Forum 2020: Nuevas Tecnologías y Sostenibilidad |
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| September 21-23 |
SPE Color and Appearance Conference (CAD RETEC®) 2020 |
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| September 24 |
SPE Recycling Division Presents - Innovations in Chemical and Mechanical Recycling: The Virtual Edition |
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| October 1 |
Plastics in Electronics: The Virtual Edition |
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| October 14-15 |
Plastics in Food Packaging: The Virtual Edition |
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| October 20-21 |
SPE Vinyltec® 2020: The Virtual Edition |
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There’s only ONE plug assist material for thermoforming worthy of the title: “Next generation of HYTAC® B1X.” And that’s HYTAC® XTL… by CMT Materials. Low density and ideal frictional characteristics means less material wasted during start-up. When your next project requires fine detail and scratch-free thermoforming, reach for HYTAC®-XTL.
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Technology Networks
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown way that some bacteria produce the chemical ethylene — a finding that could lead to new ways to produce plastics without using fossil fuels.
The study, published Aug. 27 in the journal Science, showed that the bacteria created ethylene gas as a byproduct of metabolizing sulfur, which they need to survive.
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Plastics Today
Strong demand and substantial completed volumes in the spot resin markets last week led to inevitable rising prices as supplies thinned, reports the PlasticsExchange in its Market Update.
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HP 3D Printing
In this business climate, there are many advantages to a “pay-as-you-go” business model when the focus is on outcomes. Capital expenses are transformed into operating expenses, spread over time. Paying on a usage basis puts the focus on your business results rather than equipment or transactions. HP Jet Fusion 3D Printing Solutions are reinventing design and manufacturing. From accelerating design cycles, to printing full-color functional parts, to running efficient volume production with repeatable part quality.
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Manufacturing Business Technology
When it comes to plastic waste problems, people typically focus on single-use plastic packaging like bags and bottles, but a new study from the University of Michigan says that packaging is getting a bum rap.
According to the researchers, the study is the first big-picture look at plastics use across the entire U.S. economy.
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Plastics Today
For the deaf community, which relies on seeing our mouths form words to engage in communication, and those with special needs who may feel threatened or uncomfortable interacting with masked folks, the issue is far more acute. Transparent face masks, shields and other personal protective equipment remedy this problem while protecting us from being infected or infecting others with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
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Plastics News
Don Loepp writes: "We recently reported one of the most positive stories I can remember in our 31-year history: The U.S. plastics industry is becoming a safer place to work.
Steve Toloken crunched the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data and discovered that injury and illness rates in plastics processing plants have dropped about 20% in the last decade."
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Plastics Technology
Gloss, reflection haze and transmission haze are three of the most prevalent effects on the appearance of plastics. With the help of multifunctional tools like gloss meters and spectrophotometers manufacturers can measure these visual affects to ensure the integrity of a products appearance from start to end.
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Plastics News
According to the latest data from the Census Bureau, the recession in the retail sector of the U.S. economy is over. Let that sink in a minute.
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Medical Plastics News
Most of the injection moulding for the medical device market uses either thermoplastics, high consistency rubber or Liquid Silicone Rubber. LSR is an increasingly popular elastomeric material for medical device components due to its biocompatibility.
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University of Minnesota via Newswise
Researchers from the University of Minnesota, with support from Medtronic, have developed a groundbreaking process for multi-material 3D printing of lifelike models of the heart’s aortic valve and the surrounding structures that mimic the exact look and feel of a real patient.
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Bergen International has CFAs for Wood-Plastic Composites & Faux Non-Wood-Filled profile extrusion for:
PVC, PE, PS, etc…
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CompositesWorld
Personal, motor-driven transportation devices have a lot of names: automated people movers, electric skateboards, hoverboards and others. One of the latest to go on the market, from Cocoa Motors Inc., is called WALKCAR, which the company says comes from the idea of the device being both an alternative to walking and a “portable car.”
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UPI
Dental office tools, some of which spin and vibrate can quickly turn water and bodily fluids, such as saliva, into a mist that can spread a virus or other pathogen, according to a new study.
Researchers say the addition of food-grade polymers to water solutions, such as polyacrylic acid, can prevent misting.
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Healthcare Packaging
There is growing pressure in industry and society to improve the recyclability of plastics and to establish a closed-loop recycling system for this versatile packaging material. Film manufacturer Südpack is increasingly focusing on chemical recycling of plastic waste and developing high-tech packaging films from the recovered raw materials.
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Amco Polymers has a solution to problems with Nylon. Discover BASF Technylstar for the best surface finish glass filled nylon available in market, cycle time reduction opportunities due to faster crystallization and lower heats required for processing, which helps reduce warp.
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RJG’s CoPilot™ and The Hub® are the latest in injection molding process control and data analytics. Ensure your customers receive high quality parts while minimizing waste.
· Know when a process strays and why · Know which machine settings were changed by whom · Access real-time data anywhere · View and replay historical data
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The Additive Report
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, David O. Kazmer and Austin Colon, have authored a paper published by the peer-reviewed journal Additive Manufacturing about a process they developed called injection printing. The process combines 3D printing with elements of injection molding to produce stronger parts while reducing production time.
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Plastics Today
Led by the Recycling Partnership and World Wildlife Fund in partnership with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, the U.S. Plastics Pact promises a unified approach to achieving circularity in the plastics industry. The pact commits to rethinking the way industry designs, uses and reuses plastics.
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