Material News Washington State University team develops promising means of recycling carbon fiber thermoset plastic composites May 5, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Carbon fiber reinforced plastics are increasingly popular in many industries, particularly aviation, because they are light and strong. They are, however, very difficult to break down or recycle, and disposing of them has become of increasing concern. While thermoplastics can be melted and recycled relatively easily, most composites used in aerospace are thermosets, which present […] Read more »
Material News Sabic invests in development of fully-automated and digitized composites production processes May 5, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Sabic has invested in Dutch composites specialist Airborne International B.V. in a financing round that will contribute to Airborne’s full automation and digitization of composite manufacturing of goods that require less weight and higher strength for an array of industries. Existing shareholders also invested in the growth financing round. In numerous markets such as aerospace, […] Read more »
Recycling News The megatrends that are reshaping food and beverage packaging May 4, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Plastics and packaging are nearly synonymous. Packaging of all types from food and beverage to consumer goods to durables makes use of plastics because of its durability, consumer friendliness, sustainability and recyclability into myriad new products. plastic packagingPET is one of the primary materials used for packaging, and the PET packaging marketing is forecast to […] Read more »
Plastics News Plastic-Eating Caterpillar Could Hold Key To Tackling Plastic Pollution May 3, 2017 by plasticsinfomart CAMBRIDGE, England, Tuesday May 2, 2017 – Plastic waste fouls the ocean, poisons marine life, defaces the environment and clogs gutters and landfills; sticking around for years without breaking down and with no viable solution in sight. That was until the recent discovery that a caterpillar commercially bred for fishing bait has the ability to […] Read more »
Industry Cheektowaga residents cautioned to keep plastic out of yard waste May 3, 2017 / May 3, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Cheektowaga resumed its pickup of yard waste this month, but the town is reminding residents to keep plastic and papers out of their yard waste. The waste is taken to a local composting facility, Good Earth Organics Corp., from mid-April through mid-November. Officials from Good Earth Organics have issued the following guidelines: Grass clippings must […] Read more »
Plastics News Volvic water recalled in Japan amid plastic fear May 3, 2017 by plasticsinfomart About 3.7 million bottles of Volvic mineral water are being recalled in Japan, over fears pieces of plastic have got into some of the products. Local distributor Kirin Beverage said part of a bottle-filling machine in the French Volvic factory had been damaged, and fallen into the water container. Kirin apologised but said there had […] Read more »
Machinery News Engel shows off its iQs at PLAST-EX May 2, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Engel North America (York, PA), part of the Engel Group headquartered in Schwertberg, Austria, will exhibit an e-motion 170/85 TL US in booth 1810 at PLAST-EX, part of the Advanced Design & Manufacturing (ADM) event on May 16 to 18, 2017, in Toronto. The machine will be utilizing an array of Engel’s iQ software products, […] Read more »
Material News Part via Preform technology employed in Porsche racing car component May 2, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Toho Tenax Europe GmbH has deployed its Part via Preform (PvP) technology for the first time in a commercial environment. The process is being utilized to manufacture the assembly carrier for the Porsche GT3 Cup II racing car. The assembly carrier is produced based on a preform made with random fiber spraying, substituting woven fabric […] Read more »
