In this interview, Sammi Sadler, Senior Applications Engineer at Instron, provides insights into how automation is being introduced for plastics testing and the opportunities this can bring. How would ...

Taking steps to automate a lab can deliver more repeatable test results and higher throughput. Plastics laboratories often face the task of examining a substantial number of comparable samples while ...

KENNESAW, Ga. and ULM, Germany, Oct. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The new Mflow extrusion plastometer made its debut at ZwickRoell's testXpo, 32 nd International Expo for Materials Testing. The instrument ...

The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR), Washington; Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE), Brussels; and the European PET Bottle Platform (EPBP) recently formed the Global Plastics Outreach Alliance ...

Correct material selection is a critical factor in eliminating warranty and recall risk in plastic products and components. Here is a primer for some, and a reminder for others, on some of the basic ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. After completing its move of plastics testing laboratories ...

There's more going on than never-ending miles of corn fields in Nebraska — some innovative injection molding is going on, at HTI Plastics in Lincoln, Neb. Yes, this month, Best Practices takes you to ...

Background: Few US studies have reported results of patch testing with plastics and glues. Objective: To report our institution's results of testing patients suspected of allergy to plastics and glues ...

PITTSFIELD — A British firm has paid $5 million to acquire a Pittsfield plastics company that conducts quality and safety tests on materials used in car fenders, medical supplies, packaging, ...

BLAUVELT - A plastics company says testing shows its factory isn't the source of odors that have plagued the neighborhood, but the town supervisor is turning up his nose at these claims.