Yazaki Corporation and Toray Industries have jointly developed a recycled polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) resin grade which uses scrap materials from manufacturing processes to make connectors for ...

Bringing mass reduction capabilities to mass production facilities, Dow Automotive can now offer 90-second cycle times for resin transfer molding (RTM) with Voraforce 5300 resin matrix, making ...

Ford is combining olive branches and twigs with recycled plastic in a pilot to make auto parts – and the results are looking promising. Pruning olive trees during harvests creates 7 million tons of ...

Making your own 3D printed parts lets you unleash your creativity, but not everything you print is going to be reliable — ...

Peak heat resistance of up to 120°C (HDT B) is now achievable with high-performance grades of polylactic acid (PLA) resin from bioresin manufacturer Purac (Lincolnshire, IL). Target applications ...

The dual needs to reduce the consumption of new resources in creating plastic products and to reduce the eventual creation of plastic waste when products have been used drive the pursuit of recycled ...

Mazda Motor Corporation (Hiroshima, Japan) and Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (Tokyo) have jointly developed a bio-based engineering plastic that can be used for exterior parts for automobiles ...