Materials

The RadiciGroup Performance Plastics Business Area is exhibiting at Fakuma 2017 in Friedrichshafen, Germany, which is a strategic market for RadiciGroup, and the Group’s chemicals and engineering plastics businesses both have production sites in the country. To meet the ever more exacting requirements of the engineering plastics market...

They’re light, stable, corrosion-resistant and low-maintenance: thanks to these properties, prospects are excellent for the material and thus also for the European composites industry. Automotive engineering, aerospace and construction have been the main drivers propelling fibre composites. Production quantities of glass-fibre reinforced plastics…

A global leader in applied additive technology solutions, Stratasys announced new material compatibility for its flagship J750 full colour, multi-material 3D printing solution, delivering additional functionality and versatility for rapid prototyping and tooling applications. Stratasys PolyJet Agilus30 rubber-like material and Digital ABS Plus...

In 2017 Francesco Franceschetti Elastomeri (FFE) is not only looking back on 30 years of successful company history, the elastomer expert also presents a growing portfolio of its renowned Mafran range at Fakuma 2017. The leading European producer of TPE compounds is expanding its successful elastomer product range. The brand...

With a plethora of advertisement boards vying for the attention of passersby, it isn’t exactly easy to stand out from the crowd. Thanks to its illuminated PMMA façade, the new Victoria’s Secret flagship store is hard to miss - even in Shanghai’s urban jungle. The Plexiglas sheets drape the building on Shanghai’s Huaihai Road like a curtain of…

A team of researchers from the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia has developed a polycarbonate in which the traditional bisphenol monomer A (BPA) has been replaced with limonene, a hydrocarbon contained in citrus fruit peel. In the research, published in the review ACS Catalysis, the researchers explained that...

The ThermoPlastic composites Research Center (TPRC) has a new tier-1 member: Victrex, who recently introduced the new Victrex AE 250 composite family based on PAEK polymer. Planned joint activities will concentrate on the acceleration and proliferation of new technologies with the aim of addressing industry needs regarding costs, speed of...

Evonik and NTEC, an experienced manufacturer of filaments based in China, have jointly developed a new monofilament using Evonik’s high performance plastic Vestamid for instrument strings. Since the late 1930s, growing numbers of instruments have used strings made of robust polyamide fibres. There are obvious benefits to these...

For a company specializing in the production of compounds for special applications such as Lati, the most sought-after success is to provide answers to those who work in the field of safety and design. This is even more valid if the project adopting Lati’s proposals is meant to protect people's safety and health. This is the case of Safety First…

With this motto, Avery Dennison Graphics Solutions Europe revealed five innovative products at Fespa 2017 (Hamburg, May 8-12). This year’s stand showed the new digital wrapping series, MPI 1105, together with a range of other vehicle and architectural solutions. These include 5600 LD Translucent Films, an outdoor high opacity film that...

The European PET Bottle Platform (EPBP) has given interim approval for the recyclability of polyethylenefuranoate (PEF) produced by Synvina, a joint venture of Avantium and Basf, located in Amsterdam, in the European bottle recycling market. Following EPBP’s assessment PEF bottles are expected to be disposable through existing...

The German group Ensinger - with headquarters in Italy since 1991 - has always been focusing on a diversified product offering that includes materials, technologies, production methods and application, in response to the multiple market needs. At Mecspe fair 2017, in Parma, the company presented a new research field: the rapid filament prototyping…

Sabic unveiled at Rapid + TCT 2017 (Pittsburgh, May 8-11) a new portfolio of high-performance filament grades for fused deposition modeling. The new products address growing global demand for greater material choices in the industrial filament market and lay the groundwork for Sabic’s strategy to help drive the growth of...

Basf is introducing its heat-resistant polyamide Ultramid Endure in two new powertrain applications on the 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia: the air intake manifold with integrated charge air cooler and the hot-side turbo duct. As heat under the hood increases, Ultramid Endure with its high heat-aging resistance up to 220°C enables automakers to achieve...

Experts at the United Nations estimate that food production will need to be increased by 70% by the second half of the century. But how? “Indoor farming” is one solution. According to this concept, food is planted where it is needed - for example in the city centre, or on King George Island in the middle of Antarctica...

Galleria Mellonella probably says little to most people; larva of the greater wax moth can perhaps give a hint of what it is; caterpillar is understandable to all. This caterpillar, however has a very special ability, accidentally discovered by an Italian biologist: it digests polyethylene. After having placed some...

In New York City - ranked among the top 10 loudest cities in the world - noise is a constant. The din in restaurants soars over 90 decibels, and subways rushing across the city register more than 80 decibels. Since end of March and running through August 2, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum offers a serene and silent escape...

At the VDI Plastics in Automotive Engineering congress (Mannheim, March 29-30, 2017), PolyOne introduced Smartbatch Fabric FX colour and additive concentrate. This masterbatch helps manufacturers to efficiently injection mould attractive parts that appear to be covered with textile. In addition, “fabric graining” and colour can be tailored to...

The new special polyamides for the extrusion market are the next frontier for RadiciGroup Performance Plastics. Today the Radilon product range, as well as technopolymers that offer improved resistance to high temperatures (Radilon A HHR and Radilon XTreme) and reinforced materials for metal replacement (Radilon A RW and Radilon S URV high…

The 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions company, Stratasys announced the new advanced material FDM Nylon 12CF, a carbon fibre-filled thermoplastic strong enough to replace metal components in a range of applications. The first high-performance composite material to replace a range of metal applications available for Stratasys FDM…