Building & Construction

Altair’s Inspire Mold said to slash cost and time involved in designing parts for injection molding as well as prototype molds.

The mobile extrusion plants can be packed onto flatbed trucks and hauled to project sites in 72 hours to manufacture high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe.

The database provides engineers and designers access to the structural, fatigue, fluid/thermal, electromagnetic, and other properties of thousands of materials as well as manufacturing-process-specific data.

The use of plastic waste is making inroads in paving technology on both sides of the pond.

The material targets high-volume applications such as meat trays and microwaveable bowls, along with auto headliners, ducts, and floor liners.

Acquisition of DIC Kako’s sheet molding compound operations complements Mitsui’s presence in automotive plastics business.

DSM’s Arnilene AM6001 GF (G) combines the mechanical, thermal, and chemical performance of glass-filled PP with the flexibility of a proven 3D process.