Now in its Third Edition, Plastics is the key text for senior students studying the science and engineering of plastic materials. Starting from microstructure and physical properties, the book covers ...

A new PFAS-free polyamide (PA) has been engineered specifically for demanding low-friction applications. For decades, PFAS additives have been relied upon to deliver low friction and wear resistance ...

UMass Lowell offers a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Plastics Engineering. Plastics are widely used in the manufacture of products that we use in our daily lives. The companies that ...

Drifting at sea, isolated on a space station, or stuck in a war zone, engineers trying to build new things or patch together a repair are often constrained by the materials they have at hand. But what ...

Plastics processing, including extrusion, injection molding, and novel processing techniques, Nanomanufacturing with polymers, including compounding and forming of polymer and rubber nanocomposites, ...

Over the years, E3D has made a name for themselves as a manufacturer of very high-quality hotends for 3D printers and other printer ephemera. One of their more successful products is the Titan ...

Researchers have developed a new enzyme engineering platform to improve plastic degrading enzymes through directed evolution. Researchers from the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) have ...

Many engineers and maintenance personnel mistakenly believe plastic components either require special plastic lubricants or no lubricants at all. In fact, these parts need to be lubricated to reduce ...

The Japan Engineering Plastics Market is undergoing a transformational period of significant growth and innovation over the next decade, and is expected to expand from US$5.72 billion in 2023 to ...