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Foamed rPET is the Alternative to Conventional Beverage Cartons
Sustainable containers for beverages could consist of a high-quality foam film, for the production of which German and Austrian companies cooperate with a Russian packaging manufacturer.
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LimnoPlast ‒ a European Project on Plastic Litter in Fresh Water
It is still largely unknown where microplastics and plastics come from and what effects they have on freshwater systems. This is why the LimnoPlast project was launched.
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Polymer-based FDR technology from EOS for superfine surfaces and extremely delicate components will pave the way for new series production applications.
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Bio-Based Knee Prosthesis Withstands a Fatigue Test to ISO 10328
In a research project, Fraunhofer IPA, Tecnaro and Dambeck investigated orthotic and prosthetic devices made from bio-based materials. The bio-based knee prosthesis successfully withstood the fatigue test according to ISO 10328. The 3D printing of prostheses and biomaterials also proved highly promising.
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A Concept Car Illustrates a Possible Future of Design
The automotive supplier Yanfeng has premiered its Experience-in-Motion 2020 concept vehicle (XiM20) in Europe. The company wants to use it to show how autonomous driving will transform auto interiors.
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In the Circumat project, eight leading enterprises and research institutions along the entire plastics‘ value-added chain work together to design a model process for high-value applications to be made of polyolefin post-consumer waste.
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„FAB-Weld“ Research Project to Investigate Welding Processes
Bavarian Minister of Science Bernd Sibler handing the notification of funding for the “FAB-Weld” research project to FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, FIT and other partners
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The Flotant project is developing a plastic-concrete hybrid system to improve the buoyancy of wind turbines, as well as materials that are more lightweight and resistant to the marine environment.
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Contributing to Keeping Plastic Garbage out of Our Seas
Researchers develop bio-based plastics that directly biodegrade in the sea. These materials would be utilized as an alternative to products whose entry into the sea cannot always be avoided, e.g. products utilized by fisheries in their everyday activities.
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A new process for the production of metal/plastic hybrids reduces set-up and assembly times in production as well as material requirements, and also saves work steps.
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Scientists are intensively researching the usability of the Strain Hardening Test as a method for a fast and cost-effective characterization of the stress crack resistance of thermoplastic plastic components.
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A complete electric motor and the housing made of plastic? This is possible with the DEmiL prototype because the heat loss is dissipated via internal cooling channels.
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System Produces 3-D Structures One Thousandth the Size of the Originals
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have shrunk 3D objects to nanoscale. The scientists' approach is based on a framework made of polyacrylate. It is a very absorbent material commonly found in diapers.
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Methodologies for the Washing Process of Recycled Materials
Enzymes in the plastics sector can support sustainable processes. For example, in the synthesis of polymers, they help to avoid the use of metal catalysts. The research network Aimplas is conducting research on this and other projects.
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