Plastics and Composites

Highlights

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Gears Look to the Future for Material

Recent advancements in material engineering have provided alternatives for gear materials.
Plastics that must hold their shape and dimensions rely often rely on fillers to reduce mold shrinkage and maintain dimensional stability.
Plastics that must hold their shape and dimensions rely often rely on fillers to reduce mold shrinkage and maintain dimensional stability.
Plastics that must hold their shape and dimensions rely often rely on fillers to reduce mold shrinkage and maintain dimensional stability.
Plastics that must hold their shape and dimensions rely often rely on fillers to reduce mold shrinkage and maintain dimensional stability.
Plastics that must hold their shape and dimensions rely often rely on fillers to reduce mold shrinkage and maintain dimensional stability.

Mineral Fillers Improve Plastics

Engineers can add minerals such as mica, clay, or calcium carbonate to plastics to tailor their conductivity, shrinkage, and mold times.
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Machinedesign 4161 Numatics
Machinedesign 4161 Numatics
Machinedesign 4161 Numatics
Machinedesign 4161 Numatics

Machine Design’s Products of the Week (3/30-4/6)

This gallery features products from surface-mount terminal blocks to auto-darkening welding helmet. We've rounded up some of the latest products to help optimize your applications...
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From Tomato to Tom-AUTO: Ford and Heinz Team Up

Ford Motor Co. has been working for two years with several companies, including the H.J. Heinz Co., on developing a 100% plant-based plastic that could be used to make automotive...
It all starts with materials. Here's a list of tradeshows featuring advanced or new materials.
It all starts with materials. Here's a list of tradeshows featuring advanced or new materials.
It all starts with materials. Here's a list of tradeshows featuring advanced or new materials.
It all starts with materials. Here's a list of tradeshows featuring advanced or new materials.
It all starts with materials. Here's a list of tradeshows featuring advanced or new materials.

2014-2015 Calendar of materials events

It all starts with materials. Here's a list of tradeshows featuring advanced or new materials.

Low-density silicone cuts weight in aircraft nacelle

Silicones aren’t made to run, but they are made to fly.

Material helps build a lightweight train

A new polyurethane-based sandwich material allows the building of more lightweight trains.

Recycling thermoforms gets a C+

Why do thermoformed packaging such as blister packs typically end up in landfills, even though many of them are made of PC PET?

Theory is great, but don’t forget end users

Designers should not forget the end user