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New Quality Protocol Will Make it Easier for Manufacturers to Incorporate Plastic Waste into New Products

A new Quality Protocol published today by the Waste Protocols Project, a joint WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) and Environment Agency initiative, will simplify the recovery of waste non-packaging plastic - ...

6 May 2009

Leading Plastics Processing Technology Company to be Sold Off

Milacron Inc. (MZIAQ.PK), a leading global supplier of plastics-processing technologies and industrial fluids, has signed a definitive agreement to sell substantially all of its assets to a company formed by certain affi...

From Milacron Inc. 6 May 2009

Imatek Installs Impact Tester at Firestone

Imatek has recently completed the successful installation of an IM100 Impact Tester at Firestone Industrial Products, NL.

From Imatek Ltd. 6 May 2009

New Axio CSM 700 Confocal Microscope Allows Large Area Measurements More Easily

The new functions of the Axio CSM 700 confocal light microscope from Carl Zeiss enable materials scientists to measure large sample areas more conveniently and use the system more flexibly.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 5 May 2009

Finding Commercial Applications for Graphene

In a blown-up image from a scanning tunneling microscope, it looks just like an endless sheet of chicken wire: a simple flat sheet made up of a lattice of hexagons. But this nanoscopic material called graphene, first generally acknowledged to exist just five years ago, turns out to have a variety of unique, and potentially very useful, characteristics.

4 May 2009

ABS/PA Blend Used in Automotive Interior Components for the First Time

For the first time, the plastic Terblend® N NG-02 is being used for a ski-hatch opening in the new Opel Insignia. In spite of its glass fiber content, this ABS/PA blend made by BASF can be used for visible parts without having to be coated. In comparison to other vehicle interior materials, this saves time and cuts costs.

From BASF Corporation 4 May 2009

Direct Back-Moulding of Metal Foils Now Possible

Injection moulds for a new back-moulding application – the direct back-moulding of metal foils – are now available from the company that develops and builds them: Georg Kaufmann Formenbau AG.

4 May 2009

Society of Plastics Engineers Cancel Thermoforming Conference

The Society of Plastics Engineers’ Thermoforming Board of Directors has cancelled its Annual Thermoforming Conference in September 2009 and will instead focus its marketing energies on the Thermoforming Division’s multi-exhibitor Thermoforming World Pavilion at NPE2009.

4 May 2009

Real Time Successful Demonstration of the Production of a Fuel Cell Bipolar Plate

American Trim, Ohio State University and General Motors demonstrated, in real time, the actual production of a fuel cell bipolar plate before a group of collaborators and media at American Trim's Research and Development Facility in Lima, Ohio.

3 May 2009

Proceedings from TMS 2009 Annual Meeting Available for Purchase

The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) is offering a total of 11 printed proceedings that were published from the Society's 2009 Annual Meeting in San Francisco. The concurrent proceedings include thr...

30 Apr 2009

Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

Materials Processing News

New Quality Protocol Will Make it Easier for Manufacturers to Incorporate Plastic Waste into New Products

Leading Plastics Processing Technology Company to be Sold Off

Imatek Installs Impact Tester at Firestone

New Axio CSM 700 Confocal Microscope Allows Large Area Measurements More Easily

Finding Commercial Applications for Graphene

ABS/PA Blend Used in Automotive Interior Components for the First Time

Direct Back-Moulding of Metal Foils Now Possible

Society of Plastics Engineers Cancel Thermoforming Conference

Real Time Successful Demonstration of the Production of a Fuel Cell Bipolar Plate

Proceedings from TMS 2009 Annual Meeting Available for Purchase

From Lab to Industry: How Additive Manufacturing is Transforming Structural Integrity

How do CT Instruments Help with Battery Analysis?

How Thermal Analysis Enhances Renewable Energy Systems

CSP Temperature Standards by Thermometrics

Coolant Control Module for Plasma Cleaning

Nano-Observer II: AFM for Nanoscale Imaging

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Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

Materials Processing News

From Lab to Industry: How Additive Manufacturing is Transforming Structural Integrity

How do CT Instruments Help with Battery Analysis?

How Thermal Analysis Enhances Renewable Energy Systems

1Accelerating Ion Transport with New Material

2New Catalyst Revolutionizes Hydrogen Peroxide Production

3YASA and Automobili Lamborghini Unveil Next-Generation High-Performance E-Propulsion Technology

4The ECOFAP Project aims to make shoe soles and heels with a new 3D printing material based on tanned leather waste

5New Lithium Composite Promises Enhanced Safety and Lifespan

6Development and Evaluation of P-PPD for Enhanced Crude Oil Flow and Hydrate Mitigation

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Editorial Highlights