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Fiber-reinforced chassis for light commercial vehicles

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Wear-free process monitoring during production

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News 12.03.2021

Excellent processability allows for more manufacturing advantages

INEOS Styrolution’s Zylar® 261 to be used in Samsung’s new range of household appliances

Сase studies

Fully-digitised robotic processing and digital integration

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag and BASF develop new manufacturing cell for high-performance polymers

Articles

Three common pain points with high-performance polymers

Engineering and high-performance polymers sometimes pose challenges to the injection moulding process

News 12.03.2021

Relying on experience

KRAIBURG TPE presents its NEXT GENERATION Supersoft TPEs: improved materials for extremely soft applications

News 12.03.2021

Step-change in performance for blow molded bottles and containers

ExxonMobil Introduces New Paxon™ SP5504 HDPE, which offers a paradigm shift in the properties

News 05.03.2021

Ideal matrix for engineering compounds

PPS is one of the top-performing technical polymers for industrial use, for example in the HVAC industry

News 26.02.2021

Thermoplastic elastomers take to 3D printing applications

A process that was once limited to prototyping is today more often being used for small batch production and to manufacture spare parts

News 26.02.2021

Silicone global player set for further expansion

Elmet is expanding its production facility in Oftering and adapting its sales structure to improve customer interaction