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Miss Any of SPE's Virtual Events?
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Recordings from all SPE's Virtual Events are available for viewing 24/7. If you attended any of our virtual events, you can access session recordings on demand by simply logging in. If you missed any, you can purchase virtual event recordings by choosing which event(s) you would like. More Info
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SPE Announces ANTEC® 2021 Call for Technical Papers
SPE
SPE has announced its Call for Technical Papers for ANTEC® 2021. ANTEC® attracts over 3,000 plastics professionals from around the world with job functions encompassing managers, engineers, research and development, academia, operations, and consulting. Technical papers submitted for consideration for presentation at ANTEC® 2021 will focus on the latest in industrial, national laboratory and academic work. More information
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Moldex3D Announced as SPE Preferred Partner
SPE
The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) has announced CoreTech System Co., Ltd. (Moldex3D) as an SPE Preferred Partner on October 1st. An SPE Preferred Partner is a converter, manufacturer, solutions provider or product distributor that has been recognized by SPE for demonstrated leadership and innovation in the plastics industry.
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.SPE CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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| October 14-15 |
Plastics in Food Packaging: The Virtual Edition |
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| October 19-23 |
2020 AIMCAL R2R and SPE FlexPackCon 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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The plastics industry is essential to the US economy
Plastics Today
Plastics are critical to the U.S. economy. According to the 2020 Size & Impact Report from the Plastics Industry Association, the U.S. plastics industry accounted for an estimated $432 billion in shipments and 1,003,000 jobs in 2019.
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EXTREME COATINGS TECHOLOGY
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Chroma Color Corporation
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The best of both worlds: A new take on metal-plastic hybrid 3D printing
Waseda University via ScienceDaily
Current 3D printers employ either plastic or metal only, and the conventional method to coat 3D plastic structures with metal is not environment-friendly and yields poor results. Now, scientists have developed a metal-plastic hybrid 3D printing technique that produces plastic structures with a highly adhesive metal coating on desired areas. This approach extends the use of 3D printers to 3D electronics for future robotics and Internet-of-Things applications.
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Research turns plastic waste into biodegradable silk
Plastics Today
Solutions to big problems can spring from little things. In research at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, a microorganism that digests common petroleum-based plastic waste and yields a biodegradable plastic alternative represents a new solution to an on-going problem.
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Make high-quality plastic parts using pyrometers
AZO Sensors
Plastic parts are vital in a wide range of different industries. New combinations of materials and manufacturing techniques are being developed all the time, especially in challenging application areas like automotive engineering.
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A novel polymer should make 3D printing more effective
The Economist
Materials scientists have long sought to emulate biology’s trick of joining materials that have wildly different properties into seamless functional units with no weak points, in the way that bones, connective tissue and skin are joined into limbs. Conventional manufacturing techniques, in which components of different composition are first created, and only then fitted together, make such emulation hard.
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PPE could be safely decontaminated and reused
Medical Plastics News
PPE could be safely decontaminated and reused in order to maintain supplies and reduce waste, provided it can be safely reprocessed and suitable quality assurance procedures established, according to a paper published by the National Engineering Policy Centre.
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Weekly resin report: Spot resin prices hold flat, but at elevated levels
Plastics Today
The spot resin markets coasted into the end of the month and quarter, both of which were ones for the record books, reports the PlasticsExchange in its Market Update. Demand continued to outstrip supply, as has been the case for the past five to six weeks. After rallying all month long, resin prices stayed flat last week, consolidating at lofty levels.
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New bioplastic is made from waste, and biodegrades in 12 months
New Atlas
Two of the main problems with traditional plastics are the facts that they're made from non-renewable petroleum, and they stick around for centuries once discarded. A new alternative, however, is made from existing waste, and should biodegrade within a year.
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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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Additive manufacturing will drive new frontiers of innovation in the near future
The Economic Times
The adoption of additive manufacturing has gained momentum in recent years to become a prominent part of industrial engineering and manufacturing workflows. From biomedical applications to fashion and consumer goods, products manufactured using 3D printers are becoming popular with both manufacturers as well as consumers.
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Selective metal plating of 3D printed plastic
ElectronicsWeekly.com
It is an alternative to a conventional technique, where a plain plastic object is dip-coated with catalyst after manufacture, and then immersed in an electroless metal-plating solution. To improve adhesion, a roughening or etching step can be introduced before catalyst coating.
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