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SPE Plastics Engineering
Plastics packaging is no longer engineered for form and function only, but for sustainability and rapidly changing market demands Read now in SPE’s Plastics Engineering magazine.
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The organizing committee for the SPE Automotive Composites Conference & Exhibition (ACCE) today announced the winners of the group’s annual SPE ACCE scholarships and the Dr. Jackie Rehkopf scholarships from an endowed fund that has been set up to honor the long-time SPE ACCE committee member, SPE Automotive Division board member, and automotive composites researcher. SPE ACCE and Rehkopf scholarship winners will be honored at the SPE ACCE Virtual Event, Sept. 9 - 11, 2020. Both scholarships are administered as part of the SPE Foundation.
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| October 1 |
Plastics in Electronics: The Virtual Edition |
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| October 13 |
WEBINAR: This is Not the Wild West: Sustainability Definitions, Standards, and Regulations |
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| October 14-15 |
Plastics in Food Packaging: The Virtual Edition |
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| October 19-23 |
2020 AIMCAL R2R Virtual Conference |
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| October 20-21 |
SPE Vinyltec® 2020: The Virtual Edition |
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| November 5 |
SPE Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing SIG Presents: Finishing – What Happens after the Print: The Virtual Edition |
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| November 5 |
WEBINAR: TITLE TBD (Topic: Recycling) |
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| November 12 |
WEBINAR: Navigating Plastic Material Selection |
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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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Fast Company
As car companies and utilities plan for an electric future, the fossil fuel industry is betting on plastic to help fill a gap in sales. But a new report says that the industry is risking $400 billion by investing in new petrochemical infrastructure that could become stranded assets.
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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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Times of India
The outbreak of COVID-19 and the resulting pressure on the healthcare system has prompted countries all over the world to strengthen their healthcare infrastructure. Governments had to accelerate procurement or manufacturing of critical medical applications like PPE kits, goggles, face shields, N95 masks, sanitizers, syringes, IV bottles, blood/plasma bags, intubation chambers and ventilators, which need versatile plastics.
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Plastics Today
Rick Lingle writes: "At a time when plastics are on the defensive, rPET is having a banner year in packaging and other markets.
If you were to pick a Plastic of the Year for 2020, what would it be?
Considering the amount of innovation and in-market traction associated with the material, my choice for PoY would be recycled polyethylene terephthalate, even though it’s only September."
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Plastics Technology
Among the components that constitute the overall index, new orders and production both showed expanding activity in July vs. June. All index components had higher readings in absolute terms for the month, with exports and backlogs reporting quickly slowing decline in their respective areas of activity.
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CNBC
Plastics recycling is failing. Globally, over 350 million metric tons of plastic are produced annually, but according to the OECD, only 14-18% of that is recycled. And now that China has stopped importing the world’s plastic waste, we’re being forced to deal with it domestically.
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State Impact Pennsylvania
Early 2020 looked to be a turning point for people trying to ban single-use plastics like grocery store bags.
Eight states and hundreds of local governments had approved plastic bans, and consumer habits in many places were shifting toward reusable bags.
But in the early days of the pandemic, many bans were put on hold. As the months have passed, there’s now a push to reinstate them. So, is there evidence that single-use bags are safer than ones that get used over and over again?
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Plastics Today
The added production disruption from Hurricane Laura further tightened already scarce polyethylene and polypropylene supplies. Several producers declared force majeure, which will apply continued upward pricing pressure on these already rising markets.
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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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Medical Plastics News
When it comes to the art and science of micro molding, there are few applications that are as exacting as the manufacture of microfluidic devices. Not only is there a requirement for ultra-precise and ultra-small features that need to be manufactured repeatably, but the manufacture of microfluidic devices requires a laser-like focus on the area of design for micro molding.
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Forbes
The New York Times has published an article suggesting that plastic waste is, or should be, a high-priority for poor African nations, and that the best way to deal with it is by not having plastic at all.
In fact, poor nations in Africa need to use more, not less plastic, since doing so will improve people’s lives, just as plastic has improved people’s lives in developed nations for over a half-century.
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Hindustan Times
At least four Council of Scientific and Industrial Research institutes, along with several private firms, are working on recycling plastic waste from discarded PPE kits, masks and disposable testing equipment. The researchers aim to utilize the recycled material to pave roads, make bricks or reuse them for biomedical purposes after a microwaved process of sterilization, according to experts.
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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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Canadian Plastics
In descending order of brightness in the world, there’s the sun and then there’s everything else.
Until now, perhaps.
Researchers from the University of Southern Mississippi’s polymer science department, in collaboration with other scientists, have developed fluorescent solids, creating what they’re calling the brightest known materials in existence — and the groundbreaking discovery could have potential applications in everything from solar energy to medical diagnostics and lasers, to perhaps even autonomous cars.
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From surgical caps to N95 masks, demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) remains high. Our Branson™ ultrasonic welders cut, seam and bond non-woven synthetic materials with precision and repeatability—increasing PPE production and providing the necessary levels of hygiene. Tell us more about your application: go.emersonautomation.com/branson-consult-an-expert [go.emersonautomation.com]. |
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Newsweek
Your favorite pair of jeans could be doing more damage to the ocean than your one-use water bottle.Washing just one pair of jeans can release as many as 50,000 microfibers. A new study examined how this material sheds while going through the laundry, where these pieces wind up, and it isn't pretty.
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