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Honeycombs form the key to biocomposite cars

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Andy Pye — Leave a Comment

Andy Pye provides an inside look at current biocomposite car trends and innovations, including new technology from Toyota's Prius and EconCore.

While more and more cars are becoming electric, they are still essentially made from metal and conventional engineering plastics. Carbon and aluminium are lightweight, but use six times more energy to … [Read More...]

Filed Under: Design, Plastics, Materials Tagged With: trends, sustainability

Plastics Materials Selection: Narrowing Down the Options

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Andy Pye — 5 comments

In almost all design exercises, materials selection is an important element. There are hardly any instances where only one material is suitable for the job - space shuttle windows being one of the few … [Read More...]

Filed Under: Plastics, Materials Tagged With: formulation challenge

Polyaryletherketones: Keeping the high temperature debate running

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Andy Pye — 1 comment

Get new insights on heat resistant plastics material, polyaryletherketones, in the Prospector Knowledge Center.

Previously, I wrote an article on polyaryletherketones (PAEKs), which stimulated quite a lot of response. I think it is useful to revisit the subject to share some of the thoughts of readers, research … [Read More...]

Filed Under: Plastics, Materials Tagged With: Category Overview

Greaseless Solutions for Unique POM Applications

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Sponsored Content — Leave a Comment

Greaseless, high-sliding polyacetal (POM) plastic was developed to accommodate harsh demands. Learn about different applications and noise mitigation.

Sponsored by Polyplastics Co., Ltd. Polyacetal (POM) is a well-known, crystalline-structured engineering plastic that has excellent friction and wear resistance. The greaseless POM concept began … [Read More...]

Filed Under: Plastics, Materials Tagged With: Sponsored Content, material deep dive, POM

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