You may have noticed a return to canned beverages. This is for a lot of reasons, one of which is that aluminum cans are almost infinitely recyclable. Plastic is bad for the planet and doesn’t recycle nearly as well as aluminum and glass products. While soda used to be the[…]
Plastic became an integral part in our day to day life. Many products have been made of plastic. It has become a part of our world due to its versatility and cost-effectiveness. If compared with other things such as metal, plastic makes the total cost of the final product quite[…]
Epoxy is a class of thermosetting resin derived by the polymerization of epoxides. It is capable of forming tightly linked cross-polymer structures, and can be either made into an adhesive or cured to form high-strength polymers. Its areas of application range from Construction to Aerospace. Manufacturing Process Epoxy resins can[…]
Thermoplastics are polymers that become mouldable upon application of heat and solidify upon cooling, without undergoing any disintegration of molecular structure or mechanical properties. Acrylic, ABS, nylon, PLA, polyether sulphone, polyether ether ketone, polyetherimide, polyethylene, polyphenylene oxide, polyphenylene sulphide, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, and Teflon are some of the most[…]
Designing of a product is an integral aspect in the Plastics industry. There are a variety of ways through which plastics can be designed and this is usually decided before the commencement of the manufacturing process. One of the popular methods is the injection molding process Injection molding process has[…]
Plastic Injection Molding is a manufacturing process that produces plastic parts by injecting materials into the mold. It is a swift process for producing plastic items in large numbers. Some of the merits of this method when compared to any other process; is that it is accurate, flawless, reasonable price,[…]
Polypropylene is always cited as the polymer of future. There is a growing demand for recycled polypropylene in various industries, according to the latest survey conducted by the Association of Plastic Recyclers. Recycled Polypropylene (PP) Polypropylenes are plastics polymers that are members of the ‘polyolefin’ family. It is a highly[…]
A great way to determine if your part will function as designed is by creating a prototype. Prototypes have the amazing ability to transform your work into something tangible and make your idea come to life. Plastic prototyping has opened up a whole new world of possibilities. Unlike previous methods[…]
In a world fighting with years’ old infrastructural foundation and more successive critical climate changes while additionally looking for more sustainable and energy efficient building results — polymer-based materials are taking up a greater amount of the load. From bridges and streets to material and structures, inventive structures are utilizing[…]
New innovation is continually energizing yet not generally reasonable. How frequently has an apparently as good as ever contraption hit the market that your wallet basically hasn’t had the capacity to stomach? Since the early improvement of SKETCHPAD in 1963, an ancestor of CAD and CAM programming, the issue has[…]
Though often criticized, MFR is a very good gauge of the relative average molecular weight of the polymer. Since molecular weight (MW) is the driving force behind performance in polymers, it turns out to be a very useful number. Melt indexers, or extrusion plastometers, are common lab tools used to[…]
Technology changes every day. Even in the world of plastics there is continual research and development to arrive at newer and fresher alternatives. In the light of the same, microcellular foam is a breakthrough technology in the plastics industry. The concept or the technology of microcellular thermoplastic foam appears to[…]
Though not a recent phenomenon, wood-plastic composites is posing to be a much sought after and compelling realm within the plastics industry. Also, there is a continually maturing interest in the new design potentialities that this amalgamation of components used, has to offer. It is, at its heart, a composite[…]
Injection molding is unanimously the core process in plastic equipment manufacturing industry. As in any industry sector, the present techniques and technologies used in manufacturing process deserve promotion in terms of every aspect including energy efficiency, output quality, processing time, reliability of usage and ease of operation. Being the core[…]
Over 2.5 million water bottles are thrown away every HOUR in United States alone and this statistics doesn’t include thousands of other plastic products that are manufactured, used and discarded at the same time. If these calculation results are consolidated, the plastic waste would be beyond 60 billion tons every[…]
Great destructions took place from fire and to create material resistance towards fire scientists worked on creating retardants in several ways. During Roman times itself chemical flame retardants were used to prevent siege towers from catching fire. While, British Patent 551 was taken by Obadiah Wilde in the year 1735[…]
Polycarbonate is a versatile tough plastic that is used for a variety of applications ranging from bulletproof windows to compact disks. It is known for its unbeatable strength at light weight and the unbreakable quality made industries use it in wide purposes. Polycarbonate is just one-third the weight of acrylic[…]
Medical Plastic system is regarded as international or universal performing development partner and injection decay for Medical Plastic systems. The Medical Plastic systems is executing and functioning all various kinds of services which include such as product designing and development, engineering, form shaping or structuring, automation engineering, large and small[…]
Plastics extrusion is a high volume manufacturing process that melts and forms raw plastic material into a continuous profile. Plastic extrusion is a process that creates two-dimensional shapes on length providing the third dimension tubing, edging, moldings fence, deck railing, window frames, weather stripping, adhesive tape and wire insulation and[…]
Plastics processing machinery includes a variety of equipment. As per a Global Industry Analysts report, Global Plastics Processing Machinery Market is expected to exceed US$13 Billion by 2015. During the period between 2008 and 2009, global plastics processing machinery market witnessed a sharp decline. The emerging markets of Brazil, China,[…]
