Responding to the growing global awareness of modern plastics' environmental impact and the depletion of fossil-based raw materials, Palsgaard A/S, a Danish company that pioneered plant-based polymer additives, has developed a full range of plant-based alternative ingredients for sustainable materials production. As plastics are utilized in an ever-growing range of sophisticated industrial applications, polymer manufacturers are continuously developing new polymer materials. These new polymer formulations have to be carefully designed to meet individual applications' demanding requirements in key industrial sectors, such as automotive and aerospace industries, healthcare, food production, and consumer goods manufacturing. Tailor-Made Polymer Materials ...
Jaguar Land Rover on Tuesday announced it had launched a four-year research project aimed at increasing electric vehicle usage and producing lighter vehicles through composites. “The research will allow Jaguar Land Rover to develop lightweight vehicle and powertrain structures by replacing aluminium and steel with composites capable of handling the increased torque generated by high-performance batteries, while improving efficiency and reducing CO2 impact,” the OEM wrote in a news release. Jaguar Land Rover said it sought to cut weight by more than 76.16 pounds, increase stiffness by 30 percent, and upgrade vehicle crashworthiness with “through the strategic use of tailored composites, such as carbon fibre.” Graphics accompanying the news release ...
PolymPart: Toray Industries has created a polymer that retains the outstanding thermal resistance, rigidity, and strength of polyamide 6 (PA6) while delivering a bending fatigue limit that is 15-fold that of conventional polymers. Prospective applications for such exceptional durability include automobiles, appliances, and sporting goods. Toray looks to initiate full-fledged sample work in fiscal year 2021 while cultivating applications in diverse industrial materials fields. PA6 is an engineering plastic whose diverse uses include automobile engine compartments and appliance housings. PA6 resin incorporates a flexible elastomer to resist fatigue and optimize the lifespan. The tradeoff, however, is that this lowers PA6’s thermal resistance, rigidity, ...