What makes some plastics stick to metal without any glue? Osaka Metropolitan University scientists have peered into the ...

(Nanowerk News) The lighter the better. That is the golden rule, at least in the automobile, aircraft and aerospace industries. Materials like fiber-reinforced plastics and light metals are paving the ...

Düsseldorf, Germany — You may recall the legend of Damocles and the sword that hung over his throne. Now picture that sword being hung from a bit of plastic glued to metal. Or, as Fraunhofer Institut ...

Engineering thermoplastics supplier Polyplastics has developed a technology that improves metal-plastic bonding of composite parts for the automotive and electrical/electronics industries without the ...

Austin, Texas — Aluminum and fiber products will increasingly take a bite out of plastic's share of global packaging markets in the years ahead, according to a long-time packaging sector analyst.

Plastic metal hybrid technology is an established method for manufacturing lightweight structural components developed by the specialty chemicals company Lanxess. This technology systematically ...

AMES, Iowa – The trace amounts of toxic substances used to make plastics don’t contaminate the food or beverage products they contain at a significant level and pose no immediate threat to consumers, ...

Current 3D printers employ either plastic or metal only, and the conventional method to coat 3D plastic structures with metal is not environment-friendly and yields poor results. Now, scientists have ...

Project 7000(TM)15Cr-5Ni stainless steel is said by its manufacturer to offer improved machinability, which in turn reduces part costs, reduces cycle time, and increases productivity. The product is ...

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RTI International Metals, Inc. (NYSE:RTI) announced today it has acquired Directed Manufacturing, Inc., a leader in Additive Manufacturing of metals and plastics for both ...

The trace amounts of toxic substances used to make plastics don’t contaminate the food or beverage products they contain at a significant level and pose no immediate threat to consumers, according to ...