by Plastics.com Staff | Jun 5, 2018 | Business, Consumer, Daily News, Global, Plastics Training/Education
Although plastic is a big problem in the ocean, museum conservators are rushing to save spacesuits, animation cels, and other pieces of history. Mowgli of Disney’s The Jungle Book and Duchess from The Aristocats are frozen in single frames before Tom Learner’s...
by Plastics.com Staff | May 30, 2018 | Business, Daily News, North America, Plastics Training/Education
Plastics make cars safer, keep food fresh longer, replace limbs and even enable people to hear. A new initiative from the Plastics Industry Association highlights these and other innovations—aiming to change the conversation around plastics. The Plastics Industry...
by Plastics.com Staff | May 18, 2018 | Composites, Daily News, Plastics Training/Education, Thermoset
Fiber-reinforced plastics (FRP), also known as fiber-reinforced polymers, are a category of composite plastics specifically using fiber materials to mechanically augment the elasticity and strength of the plastic. They consist of a polymer matrix – the original...
by Plastics.com Staff | May 14, 2018 | Business, Daily News, North America, Plastics Training/Education
ORLANDO, FL (ICIS)–This Is Plastics, an educational resource created to turn industry employees into ambassadors, was announced on Monday by the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) at this year’s National Plastics Exposition (NPE). The website offers...
by Plastics.com Staff | May 14, 2018 | Business, Daily News, North America, Plastics Training/Education
ANTEC, the Society of Plastics Engineers’ (SPE) annual technical conference, was co-located here at the Orange County Convention Center with NPE2018 through Thursday of last week. It is the largest, most respected and well-known conference in the plastics industry,...
by Plastics.com Staff | Apr 26, 2018 | Business, Daily News, Extrusion, North America, Plastics Training/Education
Plastics Extrusion has been added to the growing list of audit opportunities available through MedAccred, the medical device industry’s collective approach to critical process supply chain oversight. Companies seeking MedAccred Accreditation can now gain industry...
