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FACING A CHANGING WORLD, MANUFACTURERS PREPARE TO MEET THEIR FUTURE
While manufacturing has been going strong in recent months, manufacturers in the plastics industry are busy preparing ourselves for a changing future. Because the truth is, change is coming whether we like it or not. And while certainly some of those elements of change have the potential to improve our industry (a possible reduction in…
Read MoreAUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY CONTINUES TO DRIVE GROWING DEMAND FOR CARBON FIBER
CARBON FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE APPLICATIONS Carbon fiber has long been a popular choice for manufacturing components that are set to undergo extreme environmental stress. Aerospace and Defense products in particular have taken advantage of the composite’s high strength-to-weight ratio for decades. But the material’s relatively high production cost had historically served mostly as a barrier…
Read MoreLIGHTWEIGHTING BRINGS NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR METAL TO PLASTIC CONVERSION
2025 may seem like a long ways off for some of us, but for automotive manufacturers around the U.S., it’s only a few product design cycles away from reality. That’s a scary thought for some, as 2025 happens to be when the Corporate Average Fuel Economy reaches 54.5 miles per gallon. Lightweighting is one method…
Read MoreDESIGNERS TURN TO PLASTICS TO LIGHTEN LOAD FOR AUTOMOTIVE PARTS
A November conference held in Livonia, Michigan highlighted a recent shift towards plastics in automotive part design and manufacturing. The move results in large part from growing government and consumer demand for automotive vehicles offering better emissions control and miles per gallon as well as overall product durability. In a recent post from Plasticsnews.com, it was…
Read MoreRISING AUTOMOTIVE FIGURES SIGNAL PROMISING 2012 FOR PLASTIC MANUFACTURERS
After disappointing numbers in the years following the economic recession, things are starting to look up for the automotive industry. In a recent article posted on Plastic Industry Trade Association SPI’s blog, dismal production figures that dipped down to only 10.6 million units in 2009 have steadily climbed back their way back up—to 12.8 million…
Read MoreDESIGNERS TURN TO PLASTICS TO LIGHTEN LOAD FOR AUTOMOTIVE PARTS
A November conference held in Livonia, Michigan highlighted a recent shift towards plastics in automotive part design and manufacturing. The move results in large part from growing government and consumer demand for automotive vehicles offering better emissions control and miles per gallon as well as overall product durability. In a recent post from Plasticsnews.com, it…
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