Industry Medical Musings: Star Wars meets the operating room November 28, 2012 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart pportunities for precision, micro injection-molded components—plastics and metal—will grow as robotic, minimally invasive surgery becomes a bigger factor in the medical market. One example is the da Vinci Si system from a publicly traded company called Intuitive Surgical (Sunnyvale, CA), which was founded in 1995 to commercially develop inventions made at Stanford, MIT, IBM, and […] Read more »
Industry Bigger role eyed for PC-bodied exoskeletons November 28, 2012 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Bayer MaterialScience (BMS) of Germany and Cyberdyne of Japan are collaborating to develop devices made of performance plastics that will robotically respond to signals form a human’s nervous system. One product already developed is the HAL exoskeleton, which can be used in disaster management applications, such as working in nuclear plants disabled by natural disasters. […] Read more »
Processes LGF-PP hits the spot in rear seat-cushion frame November 28, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Plastic has replaced spot-welded steel wire in a rear seat-cushion frame used in the 2012 Kia Motor K9, and in the process brings about a 25% weight reduction and 10% cost reduction. The frame employs a long glass-fiber reinforced (pellet length is 13-15 mm) polypropylene (PP) grade with high-crystallinity PP as the base resin. The […] Read more »
Material News Cellulose nanofibers promise significant weight reduction November 28, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Cellulose fibers have come under increasing focus as reinforcing materials for plastics of late and R&D activity in the field is not only limited to North America. A joint effort between industry, academia and the public sector has realized plant-derived cellulose nanofibers exhibiting a high degree of compatibility towards polypropylene (PP) and other resins, opening […] Read more »
Category Menu Fenders get two-cavity treatment in auto industry first November 28, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) is molding front fenders for its 2013 Outlander Sport crossover in a two-cavity tool. Besides the weight savings, and thus fuel economy, realized by using Noryl GTX 989 resin from SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business (Pittsfield, MA) instead of steel, the industry’s first two-cavity mold for molding fenders allows MMC […] Read more »
Material News Solvay to Deliver Technical Paper on High-Performance Polyamides for Auto Fuel Systems November 28, 2012 by plasticsinfomart ALPHARETTA, Ga., November 27, 2012 – Solvay Specialty Polymers, a leading global supplier of high-performance thermoplastics for the automotive industry, will deliver a technical paper on the use of its high-performance polyamides for automotive fuel systems at the upcoming SPE ANTEC 2012 conference Dec. 6-7 at the Renaissance Mumbai Convention Centre Hotel in Mumbai, India. […] Read more »
Machinery News KREYENBORG Group presents efficient filter- and pump technology at Interplastica 2013 November 28, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Filtering and conveying of plastics melt as well as innovative valve technology are the speciality of the Muenster-based KREYENBORG GmbH. During this year’s Interplastica particularly efficient systems will be brought into focus. Furthermore components for underwater pelletizing systems will be presented by BKG Bruckmann & Kreyenborg Granuliertechnik GmbH. Interesting for Polymer producers is the increasing […] Read more »
Product News SOLVAY LAUNCHES SINTERLINE™ -THE FIRST POLYAMIDE 6 POWDER FOR LASER SINTERING November 28, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Lyon, France, November 27, 2012 – Solvay’s Engineering Plastics business unit announces the launch of Sinterline™ the first range of PA6 powders developed specifically for Selective Laser Sintering (SLS*). This additive layer manufacturing technology allows the rapid creation of complex parts. “Laser sintered parts manufactured using Sinterline™ display a thermal resistance and stiffness similar to […] Read more »
