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Tag Archives: polycarbonate
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 [..]
Nanoprinting Mimics Moth’s Eye For Improved Optical Components
Singapore researchers say they have successfully developed a nanoprinting technology that reduces glare for polycarbonate components used in TV displays, windows, and even solar cells. As a result, [..]
Intel Readies Dreamliner Approach for Ultrabooks: Carbon Fiber Plastic
Intel is borrowing a page from the fabulous success of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner program to substantially reduce costs of its ultrabook computers. Weight of the Dreamliners was [..]
What’s the Future for Polycarbonate?
Polycarbonate’s link to bisphenol A (BPA) has left it badly bruised in the public eye, but it’s still a darling of design engineers around the world. Growth rates [..]
Poylcarbonate Glazing Continues to Avance, Slowly But Surely
The Peugeot-Citroën Group is now using plastic glazing made from Teijin’s Panlite polycarbonate resin in the rear quarter windows (“quarter lite”) of the Citroen DS5, a five-door hatchback [..]
Fuji Xerox Invents Injection Moldable Waste Biomass Plastic
Working with the Japan Biomass Plastics Association, Fuji Xerox says it has developed a biomass-based material that is injection molded for mechanical moving parts in office equipment. The [..]
BPA Issue Emerges at Antec Plenary Session
The plastics industry has faced many public relations problems in its history. Its approach to problems has improved in recent years, but the bisphenol A (BPA) controversy appears [..]
Auto Glazing Will Lead PC Growth
Global demand for polycarbonate is forecast to grow at an average annual rate of around 5.8% over the next five years. Read more
Nypro Expands Its Medical Device Footprint
Nypro, one of America’s largest and best molders, seems to be reinventing itself at its historic base in Clinton, Mass. There’s a large new area where Nypro is [..]