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Last year, we reported on a partnership between DSM, SABIC and Finland’s UPM Fuels, a leading producer of sustainable raw materials, in order to reduce the environmental footprint of Dyneema ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMW-PE) fiber, unidirectional (UD) reinforcements and fabric. That partnership represented an important step in DSM realizing the goal of sourcing at least 60% of its feedstock from biobased raw material by 2030. DSM and SABIC have…

Japan’s DIC Corp. and its local partners have developed a fast-curing carbon-fiber-reinforced prepreg sheet that reportedly boasts the world’s fastest curing time and can be stored at room temperature. DIC Seiren Co. Ltd. and the Industrial Technology Center of Fukui Prefecture recently completed a research project aimed at commercializing fast-curing prepreg made with carbon-fiber composites for automotive applications. It was chosen as a major research project by the New Energy…

This week marks the final week that attendees can save big on their registration to Molding 2021 (Sept. 21-23; Donald E. Stephens Convention Center; Rosemont, Ill.). Attendees that register before August 21 can save $200 on a full conference registration. With that pass, attendees will have access to all Molding 2021 sessions, in addition to Extrusion 2021 and Recycling 2021. They will also have admission to the Molding, Amerimold and…

Mack Molding had a productive summer, thanks to strong demand for the company’s full suite of contract manufacturing services and a little help from its summer interns. Mack welcomed 15 students into its 2021 program — 13 at its headquarters in Arlington, VT, and one each at its Cavendish, VT, facility and at its wholly-owned subsidiary, Mack Prototype, in Gardner, MA. Mack Molding has had an internship program for many…

Keeping the customer satisfied for Minnesota Rubber and Plastics boils down to two things — having the in-house expertise to do the job right and helping to accelerate time to market for the finished product. To further those goals, the supplier of engineered elastomer and thermoplastic products for the medical device market is building an Innovation Center that will house its engineering, design, prototyping, and tooling services under one roof. The company shared…

Last week we likened the coming workforce turnover, which some are projecting to approach 30%, to a hurricane. I am going to part with that analogy because we cannot really fight a hurricane, but we can fight the turnover storm. For this battle you will need a three-part strategy. You must have a comprehensive plan to keep your good people, you must have a recruitment plan that is proactive and…