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That number of reductions would be about 10 percent of the materials maker’s global total.
Market sources are indicating that PVC and polystyrene supplies and prices will be affected more than those of polyethylene and polypropylene.
Medical device and supply companies have been consolidating as they seek to sell a wider range of products to their hospital clients.
While the COVID-19 pandemic provided yet another way for plastics-based 3D printing to shine — in the rapid production of personal protective equipment, for example — industry experts are still looking for next-level developments in volume production and systems that can handle composites. Massivit The Massivit 5000 prints parts as large as 57 x 70 inches at significantly faster speeds than other technologies. Material portfolios continue to expand for end-use…
Resin supplier Lanxess and Korean auto parts maker Infac have jointly developed a battery module housing for electric vehicles (EVs). The battery housing uses a glass-fiber-reinforced polyamide 6 (PA6) from Lanxess to satisfy stringent mechanical and chemical property requirements for the latest EV components. The halogen-free Durethan BKV30FN04 grade is characterized by its flame-retardant and electrical properties. Further, the material is highly processable and enables the integration of complex functions…
Matrix Tool (Fairview, Penn.) figured the best way for it to showcase its advanced moldmaking capabilities and the unique abilities of its Sodick Plustech injection molding machines was to create a showcase part and mold. That part is just one of the entrants in the inaugural Hot Shots injection molded part competition, which will take place during the Molding 2021 Conference later this month in Chicago (Sept. 21-23; Donald E.…
Every company would love to hire one of the very top performers in its industry. These people are the top five to 10 percent of their peer group, and are collectively referred to as A players, top talent, or rock stars. As professionals, we would all like to think we are in that category, but is there an objective way to score ourselves? Well, it’s more of an art than…
Poly-America Inc.'s Grand Prairie, Texas, manufacturing site has sustained fire for the second time since last summer. This is the third fire at a Poly-America site in the past year or so.
Employers are constantly looking for ways to increase productivity and motivation while improving the bottom line. Over the years, I have read a couple of books on how investing in your workforce creates employer stability. In The Good Jobs Strategy by Zeynep Ton, Ton shows how operational excellence calls for sustainable wages, employee benefits, and nonerratic schedules. Ton writes that you can pay a livable wage with benefits and still…