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Fiber-reinforced chassis for light commercial vehicles

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News 15.06.2023

Greater stiffness, less weight and low production costs

Tape sandwich process became World Premiere at ENGEL Mobility Days 2023 in Austria

News 15.06.2023

New thermoplastic composite parts are to replace aluminum

Tool Gauge and Victrex partner to produce composite parts for commercial aircraft using hybrid overmolding

Сase studies

Plastics for safe and sustainable power distribution

EFEN came to replace the ceramic in its NG fuse holders and switches with the self-extinguishing thermoplastic compound by LATI

News 15.06.2023

Effective at damping high-frequency vibrations

Ascend Performance Materials’ Vydyne® AVS receives 2023 Ringier Technology Innovation Award in Plastics Industry

News 08.06.2023

Thermal stability and curing behavior of acrylate photopolymers

Experts from NETZSCH and the Technical University of Munich analyzed next-generation AM processes based on UV-curing

News 08.06.2023

Covestro receives Best Polymer Producers Award

Top rankings for quality, delivery reliability, circularity, communication, innovation and commitment to the European market

News 08.06.2023

Consistently sustainable

BASF has comprehensively updated its sustainability assessment method TripleS (Sustainable Solution Steering)

News 01.06.2023

ProductionToGo to distribute Evonik’s 3D printing materials

New agreement, effective June 1, 2023, applies to INFINAM® branded photopolymers and PEEK filaments