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3D printing first made headlines as a half-Star Trek, half-everyman technology that brought science fiction to the kitchen table. Gassed-up media reports positioned the technology as an “anyone can make anything” process. Unsurprisingly, no such process exists with push-button precision. Mainstream perceptions dimmed, dismissing the technology. Today’s 3D printing is an indisputably industrial suite, though, with attainable production-level efficiency. Together with the processes, the ways in which we refer to…

Think Menlo Park, Calif., and you’ll likely think of digital technology. The city is famous for its cryptocurrency-hawking tech bros and its games development houses. It’s not a place you’d readily associate with groundbreaking technology for the chemical upcycling of waste plastics.

Infiltrator Water Technologies LLC continues to expand its operation in Winchester, Ky., this time adding 13 injection molding machines. It has invested $140 million at the site over recent years.

Ineos Styrolution’s acrylonitrile styrene acrylate (ASA) polymer Luran S has been selected by sister company Ineos Automotive as the material of choice for the front grille of its upcoming Grenadier 4X4. Ineos Automotive was established to meet demand for a rugged and uncompromising off-roader. The Ineos Grenadier, which is on track to begin series production in the fall, is designed to be a capable, durable, and reliable working tool, while also…

Injection molding can be a complex process. In this free guide, you’ll learn how the production process works based on industry knowledge from Fictiv’s team of injection molding experts. When you’ve finished designing and prototyping your product, it’s time to scale up and start production to get your products to market quickly and cost-effectively.

PlasticsToday published on Otcober 18 an article extolling the recycling virtues of pollactic acid, better known as PLA (Sorting PLA from Municipal Solid Waste is Proven Easy Again). This is a quote from the article: “Plastic waste collectors and sorters know that using the infrared technology, PLA plastic products can easily be sorted from other municipal waste. In closed loop environments, where PLA bottles and PLA cups are exclusively used, the amount…

K 2022 put a spotlight on plastics materials, with top themes including circularity and climate protection.