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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 |
WEBINAR: Taking out the Trash plastics design for the end-of-life |
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| October 20-21 |
SPE Vinyltec® 2020: The Virtual Edition |
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| October 28 |
WEBINAR: Medical Plastics: Making the Right Choice |
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| October 29 |
WEBINAR: Understanding Wear Of Plastics |
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| November 5 |
Additive Manufacturing – What Happens after the Print: The Virtual Edition |
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| November 12 |
WEBINAR: Navigating Plastic Material Selection |
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| November 16-20 |
Plastics and the Circular Economy – The Virtual Edition |
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| November 17 |
WEBINAR: The Life of a Plastic Color |
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| November 18 |
WEBINAR: Life Cycle Assessments: Why and How? |
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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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New type of plastic made from reclaimed waste
Phys.org
A new type of plastic made of reclaimed waste readily degrades in less than a year. The substance that will soon serve to manufacture and break down mainly disposable products in an ecofriendly way goes by the name of polyhydroxybutyrate.
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EXTREME COATINGS TECHOLOGY
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Chroma Color Corporation
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Weekly resin report: Processors face thinning supplies and escalating prices
Plastics Today
It has been a month since Hurricane Laura ravaged Louisiana, but it continues to have an impact on resin trading, as heavy demand from both processors and resellers came up against insufficient supplies caused by production disruptions. Area resin plants remain without power and are unable to restart for another couple of weeks, possibly longer, reports the PlasticsExchange in in its weekly Market Update.
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The sky is the limit
Medical Plastics News
Thanks to their unique properties, fluoroplastic coatings can meet severe environmental conditions and allow for sensors to work in hostile environments. As such, fluoroplastics are ideal for protecting sensors in medical applications, from centrifugal evaporators to microwave treatments and steam generators.
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Assessing the blowmolding suitability of rPET resins
Plastics Today
While polyethylene terephthalate is a highly recyclable plastic resin, there are supply and technical challenges in producing packages with high recycled PET content. Because there are multiple rPET grades and suppliers, the respective consistency and quality issues can affect color, material distribution and performance of the final package.
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Promoted by 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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Could plastic-eating, silk-producing bacteria be a new ally in the fight against waste?
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute via Newswise
Each year tens of millions of tons of plastic are sent to landfills, while another 8 million metric tons of plastic end up in the ocean. It’s an exponential problem that requires an environmentally friendly solution. In order to vastly improve the Earth’s health, that waste needs to be broken down for reuse, but determining how to do this effectively and efficiently has been a persistent challenge.
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FDA clearances strengthen 3D printing's grasp on medical applications
Industry Week
3D Systems received FDA 510(k) clearance for maxillofacial surgical guides 3D printed using its LaserForm Ti and DuraForm ProX PA materials. The new clearance allows for more innovative surgical guide designs that improve performance and is the latest delivery on 3D Systems’ customer-centric approach to address the needs of surgeons performing maxillofacial and reconstructive surgeries.
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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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Bergen International’s proven line of Auto Lightweighting CFAs for Injection Molding, Sheet/Profile Extrusion for:
- PP, PE, PS, PC, ABS, TPO, TPE, etc.
- Weight reduction
- Sink removal
- Shorten cycle times
- Easily added via small feeder
- Costs savings for OEMs
- Assistance with onsite approval
For more information call 866-554-4951
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Intelligent camera technology to revolutionize plastics recycling
AAAS via EurekAlert
A new research project is aiming to develop a camera-based separation system that can separate plastic waste according to type. The machine will be implemented at plastic recyclers, enabling the manufacturing industry to significantly increase the use of recycled plastics.
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What lies ahead for the plastics industry?
Plastics Today
Business forecasts are a tricky proposition in the best of times. Within our fraught context, one might consider them fanciful. Still, businesses need some sort of framework to plan for the future.
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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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The Canon Shuttle Mold System runs two molds on a single molding machine. While one part is cooling another part is being made. By transforming cooling time into production time – you get up to double the productivity and reduced process costs. Explore how it compares to the traditional single-mold method.
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Turning cotton into bioplastics: TTU researchers digging up new demand
Ag Web
Field after field of green cotton plants surrounding Lubbock, Texas, will soon turn into a blanket of white, as just beyond the city limits sits the largest cotton patch in the country.
“We're very fortunate here in Lubbock to have the critical mass of research that follows cotton from field plots to work in cotton breeding, all the way to textual spinning,” says Steve Verett, CEO of Plains Cotton Growers. “We can do it all.”
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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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