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Surf’s Up! Thai Company Launches Novel Plastic Offset Program

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Robert Grace — 2 comments

Starboard Co. Ltd., a maker of watersports products such as surf boards and stand-up paddle boards, has announced what it calls “the world’s first Plastic Offset Program,” or POP, for its own internal … [Read More...]

Filed Under: Processing, Plastics, Featured Tagged With: Application, sustainability

Novel biomaterial filters out harmful micro-pollutants, wins science award

Posted on July 28, 2017 by Andy Pye — Leave a Comment

A granular adsorbent capable of the specific binding and removing of target micro-pollutants, including pesticides, pharmaceuticals, high performance chemicals and heavy metals, from wastewater has … [Read More...]

Filed Under: Plastics, Processing Tagged With: material overview, sustainability

Plastic Defects: How to Avoid Common Injection-Molding Issues

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Guest Author — 3 comments

Learn how to assess, test, and avoid plastic defects in injection-molding projects in the Prospector Knowledge Center.

There are many factors to consider when creating an injection-molded part. From design, to creating prototypes, to mold-filling, plenty can go wrong during the injection-molding process. Even once you … [Read More...]

Filed Under: Processing, Plastics Tagged With: plastics, formulation challenge, injection molding

Plasma Processing of Plastic Surfaces

Posted on December 30, 2016 by Andy Pye — 1 comment

Henniker Plasma PAD Printing machine and plastic bottle lids which have been plasma treated before printing - learn more about plasma processing in the Prospector Knowledge Center.

Many engineering polymers have characteristically low surface energy and therefore exhibit intrinsically poor adhesion characteristics. The incorporation of oxygen into the surface of a polymer … [Read More...]

Filed Under: Plastics, Processing Tagged With: material overview

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