High density (HDPE) and ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMW PE ... ASTM D-2289 (plastics at high strain rates), and ASTM D-882 (thin plastic sheets) as well as other OEM proprietary ...

High density (HDPE) and ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMW PE) have good friction and mechanical properties and are used in containers, medical devices, wear parts, and engineered ...

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Milacron and partners perfect the injection molding of a precise layer of recycled content — mechanical or advanced processes ...

It doesn’t tend to grab tools like, for example, HDPE. It also chips nicely unlike UHMW and Nylon. Some plastics ... In thicker sheets, blocks, or rods of homopolymer, there will be little ...

E-Plas is introducing a new floor liner option to the Australian market for high demanding applications in tipping operations ...

I was on my way to see a man who would help me make sense of the whole mess we’ve made with plastic, especially in the ocean. After sheets of ... of novel polymers—polyethylene terephthalate ...

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Amelia Lee pursued conscious design in ‘The Wable’, which moulds a single recycled HDPE plastic sheet to form a children’s rocking chair. The process for recycling involved shredding a variety of ...