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05.15.2019
In order to accommodate as many cells as possible in the battery’s interior, flame-retardant polycarbonate blends must be processed into especially thin-walled parts.
05.15.2019
Plastic pollution in the world's oceans may have a $2.5 trillion impact, negatively impacting  "almost all marine ecosystem services," including areas such as fisheries, recreation and heritage. But a breakthrough from scientists at Berkeley Lab could be the solution the planet needs for this eye-opening problem – recyclable plastics.
04.08.2019
Speaking at the ProPak Conference at Nasrec, Johannesburg recently Hanekom said that the call to ban plastics products was a simplistic response to a complex problem.
04.08.2019
A bioresorbable polymer that snaps back to its original shape, even after being stretched 10 times its initial length, has been developed by Toray Industries Inc. (Tokyo).
04.08.2019
While design involves the traditional definition of form, function and cosmetic appearance, it embodies more than just how the part looks—design involves many steps, along with cross-functional collaboration, to be successful.
04.08.2019
Annapolis, MD-based Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) unveiled the winners of the FPA 2019 Student Flexible Design Challenge that consisted of a team of students from University of Wisconsin — Stout as first place winners while a student from San José State University took second place.
02.27.2019
No one would argue that recycling plastic waste to make new products isn't a good idea, but when it comes to medical plastic waste, even environmental evangelists can get skittish.
02.27.2019
“Due to current trends, we expect for plastics to become a solidified material in transportation vehicles and other technologies.”
02.04.2019
Mandrels are commonly used in the manufacture of complex catheters but, depending on the tubing material and production method, manufacturers may need to choose between a metal or plastic mandrel.
02.04.2019
As if grocery shopping weren’t enough of a hassle, it’s about to become even more inconvenient in New York — for no good reason.
02.04.2019
The burning issue of ocean litter may be a step closer to being solved with a little help from plastic-eating bugs.
02.04.2019
I’ve heard people in the plastics industry say things like, “Even if plastics could cure cancer, people would hate it.” Okay, so let’s see what people think of plastic if it really does cure cancer.
01.02.2019
Plastics machinery shipments in North America continued to increase in the third quarter, according to statistics from the Plastics Industry Association’s Committee on Equipment Statistics (CES).
01.02.2019

A new research report provides an expert and in-depth analysis of key business trends and future Medical Tubing Market development prospects, key drivers and restraints, profiles of major Medical Tubing Market players, segmentation and forecasting.

01.02.2019
Bastarache acknowledges that FDA has announced some changes that have the potential to improve device safety
12.11.2018
Product designers need a keen understanding of the many ways to form plastics for commercial and industrial use to meet specific applications. These six methods have been around a while, but all of them are still undergoing continual refinement.
11.01.2018
Articulating instruments that include metal tubing offer more bend, flex and reach – and thus more freedom for surgeons who require minimally invasive tools for minimally invasive procedures.
11.01.2018
Why should device manufacturers consider extrusion as a manufacturing process?
10.12.2018
He was the founder of LeRoy Plastics Incorporated in Le Roy. Keith operated the company from its inception in 1970 until 2010, when he sold it to his son, Ernest.
10.02.2018
Although the increase was moderate compared with Q1 of this year, Q2 is the fifth consecutive quarterly year-over-year increase in plastics machinery shipments.
10.02.2018
When an extrusion system is taken apart, there is a lot of sticky stuff, and it seems logical to remove it. Here are some techniques and tools you may want to consider using to do that; under certain circumstances, though, you may want to do nothing at all.
09.04.2018
MFC fabricates and distributes a range of fluid conveyance products and can fabricate hose/tube combination assemblies.
09.04.2018
People sometimes look at extrusion as an investment, like pork bellies or medtech. It is that, of course, but also much more.
08.21.2018
After a great deal of time and effort LeRoy Plastics, Inc. is proud to finally be an ISO 9001 certified company.
07.31.2018
The Surface Analyst, a handheld device for measuring the preparedness of a material’s surface for adhesion, is suited for use in a range of industries, including medical manufacturing and automotive, as well as applications such as flexible packaging.
07.31.2018
Extrusion and converting technology company Davis-Standard LLC (Pawcatuck, CT) has introduced a real-time, predictive-maintenance system that reduces unplanned downtime while collecting valuable data.
07.31.2018
New FG/SF grades joining Kraiburg TPE’s Thermolast K series represent the latest innovation on offer for the automotive industry.
06.27.2018
Climate change, finite oil resources and environmentally sensitive customers are leading materials manufacturers and users to turn to renewable and bio-based solutions
06.27.2018
Today, show organizer the Plastics Industry Association confirmed a milestone—attendance climbed 1.7% over that of NPE2015 to 56,034 confirmed registered attendees from almost 19,000 unique companies.
05.23.2018
The report highlights the newest technological developments and new launches that assist our customers to set up their future-based potential products, make wise business selections to meet the projected demand ratio.
05.23.2018
ACC and its members aim for 100 percent recovery rate by 2040.
05.23.2018
Sustainability, recycling and reuse drive discussion at company’s PEPP Conference, June 26-28, 2018, in Düsseldorf, Germany.
05.02.2018
Another study on the dangers of phthalates in fast food is grabbing headlines in the mainstream media, although the study was first released two years ago!
05.02.2018
The pumps I’m talking about are gear pumps, devices that pick up the melt as it leaves the extruder after it has gone through screens and push it forward through the rest of the system—adapter and die, and maybe a static mixer.
05.02.2018
At NPE2018, Davis-Standard LLC will showcase its expertise by running an extrusion line using a Medalist medical thermoplastic elastomer from Teknor Apex Co.
03.30.2018
Any extrusion processor with a basic extruder, die, and downstream equipment can produce generic tubing. But medical tubing is different.
03.30.2018
An emergency room physician has developed a plastic, 3D-printed stethoscope that performs on a par with conventional devices.
02.22.2018
Lubrizol LifeSciences had an extensive list of talking points at last week’s co-located Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) West and PLASTEC West.
02.22.2018
Plastics Industry Association economist Perc Pineda says low energy prices, technology advances, and mechanization/automation are keys to manufacturing growth.
01.26.2018

The global market for medical plastics is estimated to reach 18.3 billion pounds in 2022 from 13.6 billion pounds in 2017

01.26.2018

BCC Research Estimates 6.2% CAGR Through 2022

01.26.2018
The total pounds of plastic bottles collected decreased by 71 million pounds in 2016 compared with 2015.
12.27.2017
The study shows that this target is achievable by 2025 if imposed measures are acted upon in Europe.
12.27.2017
Connected Devices, Recycling, etc.
12.27.2017
Gere is a summary of articles from PlasticsToday’s medical channel that resonated the most with readers.
11.29.2017
There are no toxic plastics, but people want to think so because they are changeable/moldable and “chemical.
11.29.2017
 Less than 9 percent of plastics are recycled in the United States.
11.29.2017
Domenico Uccheddu from Francesco Franceschetti Elastomeri looks at the TPE extrusion world and tubing for medical use.
10.30.2017
Trash bags made from industrial scrap are a good idea, but using those bags to collect ocean debris washed up on beaches is a better idea. What's best of all is that three vendors joined forces to make that idea a reality.
10.30.2017
One thing we can do is blend resins with each other. We often do this, anyway, if we work our trim and scrap into the product, but sometimes it makes sense to blend two or more different resins.
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