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The winners of this year’s Thermoforming Conference Parts Competition were crowned late last month in Cleveland during a gala organized by the Thermoforming Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE). We previously profiled the recipients of gold awards in medical-related projects in “Medical Applications Strike Gold in Thermoforming Awards.” In this slide show, we feature the other thermoformers that took home the gold. Competition chair Travis Kieffer applauded in a…

In response to growing demand for safe and effective adhesives for medical wearables, Henkel has developed a medical-grade light-cure adhesive that meets the US FDA and European Union’s Medical Device Regulation recommendations regarding the use of carcinogenic, mutagenic, or toxic for reproduction (CMR) ingredients. It is formulated without isobornyl acrylate (IBOA) or other known skin-sensitizing monomers and has been tested according to the ISO 10993 standard, designed to identify biological…

Spot resin trading ticked up last week, but it still fell short of the fervent pace seen during the first half of October, reports the PlasticsExhange in its Market Update. Material availability improved a little and some special month-end opportunities were sufficient to trim back prices at the PlasticsExchange trading desk by as much as a penny for some polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) grades. Demand has been robust throughout…

Electric Classic Cars is in the business of modifying classic cars by making them electric. In this 13-minute video, they look at a recent report out of Sweden on vehicle fires, particularly EV battery fires, and how they are best handled. [embedded content]

The US FDA issued a Letter of No Objection (LNO) for Revolution’s proprietary recycling method to produce post-consumer recycled, linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE PCR) made from recycled stretch film for food contact applications. Clear PCR produced under Revolution’s process can be used at recycled content levels up to 100% in the manufacture of food contact articles for all dry and wet, raw, and processed foods including fats and oil, dairy,…

The Automotive Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) has unveiled the finalists for its 52nd annual Automotive Innovation Awards. The Body Exterior category features four worthy entries from GM, electric vehicle maker Nio, Hyundai, and Rivian, whose entry is profiled below. Category: Body Exterior Thermoplastic Split-gate OEM make and model: 2023 Rivian LLC Rivian R1S Tier supplier and processor: Magna International Material supplier: Advanced Composites Toolmaker: Tycos Tool…

Eric Lattanner, business development manager of Spartech, has earned the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Thermoforming Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE). Lattanner, a frequent recipient of Spartech’s Salesperson of the Year and Circle of Champions awards, was honored at SPE’s Thermoforming Awards Dinner in Cleveland on Oct. 25. A fixture in the thermoforming community for four decades, Lattanner began his career as a customer service representative for…