Malloy Inducted into Plastics Hall of Fame
By Valerie Lauer
Best-selling author Dr. Robert A. Malloy was one of 10 industry leaders and innovators inducted into SPI’s Plastics Hall of Fame at NPE 2012. An educator, researcher, and author, Dr. Malloy chairs one of the leading U.S. plastics engineering departments … Continue reading →
The future already started
By Tim Osswald
In the Bayer stand you can see Myon the 33 lb, 4 feet tall robot. Myon has 48 joints with almost 200 sensors. His skin is made out of polycarbonate with a layer of glass fiber filled polycarbonate for protection. This one-eyed … Continue reading →
new world record: film blowing with 1000 kg/h
By Natalie Rudolph
Windmoeller & Hoelscher showed a new 5-layer polyolefin coextrusion blown film line that was hitting the 1007 kg/h output, right while we were there. This leading edge output is achieved by adding sub-skin layers (5 mm) to the thick core … Continue reading →
Direct Skinning Technology
By Tim Osswald
Bayer Material Science has an IVECO prototype dashboard made with their new DirectSkinning technology. Here, they overmold a Bayblend® PC-ABS with a Bayflex® polyurethene coating, practically a combination of injection molding and coating. The new technique renders a cost effective … Continue reading →
Innovative robot suit for rehabilitation
By Tim Osswald
Bayer and Prof. Sankai Cyberdyne, Inc., from Japan have produced a robot suit that moves synchronously with the human. This multifunctional polymeric exoskeleton has built-in motors for movement with sensor pads for measuring bioelectric signals.
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Upcoming Events
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April 22-24, 2013 ANTEC, Cincinnati, booth #501
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