Bavarian Polymers Inc. CEO Robert Weishaeupl credits the company's new vinyl windows systems and its strategic location near Nashville, Tenn., as a couple of the reasons behind a recent capacity ...

The equal channel angular extrusion (ECAE) process has emerged as a versatile technique to enhance the microstructure and mechanical properties of polymers. Through severe plastic deformation, ECAE ...

insights from industryDr. Lucivan Barros & Ron RubinovitzSebior Application ScientistsThermo Fisher Scientific In this interview, AZoMaterials speaks with Dr. Lucivan Barros, Senior Application ...

Changes such as the transition from crystalline to amorphous phases or shifts in vibrational modes can be used to customize the end-polymer's mechanical, thermal, and optical properties to specific ...

Pellet extrusion is under increasing pressure to reduce energy use and material waste while maintaining consistent pellet ...

New Delhi, Jan. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to the latest study from Astute Analytica, the Europe plastic extrusion machine market is projected to hit the market valuation of US$ 3,901.68 ...

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Figure 1. Various interactions take place during the extrusion process. A combination of these interactions can result in material degradation.Figure courtesy of Chris Rauwendaal and Rauwendaal ...

Hot melt extrusion (HME) formulation development depends heavily on choosing the appropriate polymers. This article reviews HME process parameters and highlights three polymers in HME: polyethylene ...

Backsheet manufacturer Tomark-Worthen LLC has developed a new polyamide backsheet under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Sunshot initiative. The product is based on a novel polyamide-ionomer alloy ...

Medical tubing used in minimally invasive devices has become increasingly sophisticated. Today’s cutting-edge devices are reaching more remote regions of the human anatomy and are used to perform ...