In January of this year, Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials (MCAM) expanded its KyronMAX product line beyond performance-grade polymers, such as PEEK and PEI, by adding engineering polymers, ...

Düsseldorf, Germany — Positive Plastics may sound like a contradiction in terms today, but it's the name of an initiative launched last year by three materials experts who are seeking to provide ...

A new thermoplastic composite for high-speed, high-volume injection molding has tensile strength that's close to, and sometimes better than, either lay-up composites or metals. Kyron MAX is a new line ...

Keeping up with the latest production best practices is a smart — and crucial — decision, regardless of whether it pertains to CNC machining, 3D printing, or, as in this case, injection molding.

Herbert Perschl, managing partner and founder of Alento, explains, "I have been fascinated by thermoplastics made from renewable raw materials since the 1990s when I was working for an automobile ...

Kyron Max materials allow parts to be injection molded at high volumes with strengths that approach lay-up composite and metals. The Kyron Max series significantly changes the way design engineers ...

Vesollan RUs (“rubberized urethanes”) are reportedly the softest injection-moldable thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) alloys. Versollan RU 2204 and 2205 sport Shore A hardnesses of 55 and 65, ...

It's no secret that designers don't hesitate putting plastics in products that serve almost every industry and market sector. But as the demand for smaller, more-sophisticated electronic, ...