Bio-based thermoplastics are produced from renewable organic materials and can be recycled after use. Their resilience can be improved by blending bio-based thermoplastics with other thermoplastics.

Whilst many have been discussing and championing the benefits of thermoplastic composites (TPCs) as the next breakthrough, high-volume, lightweighting technology for more than a decade, their market ...

AZoM talks to Tom Smith and James Mondo from TenCate about the unique properties and applications of thermoplastics, especially with regards to the aerospace industry. Thermoplastic polymers are ...

Building a sustainable future is undoubtedly growing in importance as airlines face greater scrutiny to reduce their carbon footprint. Rising fuel costs and supply chain delays have prompted ...

Innovating thermoplastic composite repair. Msquare GmbH began as a research project at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in 2015, which aimed to develop a technology for applying composite repair ...

Polymer science advancements are leading to a tenfold increase in plastics use in motion control components within five years. New thermoplastic composites approach metal strength and modulus but with ...

Starting with billions of molecules of monomer in a reactor, heat and pressure are applied in the presence of catalysts, causing one of the monomer double bonds to rearrange into two "half-bonds," one ...

Extrusion and injection molding are vital conversion methods used by the thermoplastics processing industry. When extrusion or injection molding is being utilized, there are specific factors that ...