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Fiber-reinforced chassis for light commercial vehicles

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New HASCO presents new proximity switches for precise, contact-free position monitoring

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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

News 01.06.2023

Meeting all expectations

Ascend's glass-fiber reinforced Starflam® selected by V-Zug Group to mold a large oven part

News 01.06.2023

Hydrophilic material with recyclate

HEXPOL TPE has developed new variants of its Dryflex WS Hydrophilic Thermoplastic Elastomers that incorporate recycled content

News 25.05.2023

Well-suited for refractive and diffractive lenses

SABIC to feature at Sensors Converge 2023 award-winning, reflow solderable EXTEM™ resin that can be used for optical lenses

News 25.05.2023

Adopting this year’s most exciting polymers

AON3D is adding support for new materials with ready-to-print print profiles and in-depth processing documentation

News 11.05.2023

DuPont to acquire Spectrum Plastics Group

The deal will strengthen the company’s position in fast-growing, low cyclicality healthcare markets

News 04.05.2023

Expanding portfolio of 3D printing materials for industrial applications

Henkel launched new photopolymer resin for industrial 3D Printing at RAPID + TCT event

News 04.05.2023

Better than expected in a stagnating environment

BASF started off 2023 better than analysts had expected – and in a stagnating and difficult economic environment