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Category Archives: Automotive
Owens Corning Sticks To Its Core DNA–Glass Composites
Owens Corning, the Ohio-based producer of glass fiber, is a giant in the plastics industry, having virtually invented the composites business. One example was its involvement in the [..]
Plastics Engineering 101: Never Assume Anything
After 27 years of writing about plastics, the disconnect between engineering and sales still amazes me. It comes to mind now because of an interesting research paper presented [..]
Bemis, Milacron Team To Develop Servo Co-Injection
The efficiencies of co-injection molding and servo pumps are combining in a unique hybrid machine developed by Milacron (Batavia, Ohio) for Bemis Manufacturing, one of America’s largest injection [..]
Toray Plans Commercialization of Bio-PBT Molding Compound
An injection molding plastic made with renewable feedstocks generated by a genetically engineered microorganism is being sampled as a prelude to mass production by Japanese chemical giant Toray. [..]
Carbon Composites Players Build Technology Positions
The big players continue to make moves to further develop their carbon composite manufacturing capabilities, signaling a growing future for the high-priced, light weighting material. This month, Toray [..]
BASF Funds Major Plastics Research Project in the USA
BASF, one of the leading technology developers in the less-than-100-year history of engineering plastics, is planting deep roots in the United States to advance its long-term research efforts. [..]
President Obama Is Drinking the 3D Printing Kool-Aid
The same people who brought us the Great Society in the 1970s now want to support 3D printing. I almost fell off my seat when I heard President [..]
Is ‘Reshoring’ Just A PR Fad?
Is “reshoring” a public relations phenomenon or a real trend? The current issue of The Economist has a 20-page special report on reshoring, yet states: “The number of [..]
BASF, IKV Join Forces to Speed Carbon Composite Molding
A new German system could greatly speed production of molded carbon composites to as low as six minutes. The fastest production speed currently in use is a brand-new [..]
Boeing and BMW Tackle Carbon Composite Recycling
Re-use of carbon composites will be a major factor in the future of the strong, lightweight material. Boeing has launched several initiatives to find meaningful second uses for [..]