Extrusion machines force or pull unformed material into alignment guides and shaped dies to produce lengths of stock forms and cross-sectional shapes. They are used mainly in the plastics, metals, and ...

While multicolor printing eliminates painting steps and produces vibrant objects, there are two significant downsides; filament consumption and print time. A single-nozzle filament printer needs ...

Austrian plastics machinery manufacturer MAS Maschinen-und Anlagenbau Schulz GmbH says its new 110 compact extruder is on the verge of launching. According to the company, the new extruder combines ...

Description: Capabilities and Expertise Malish Plastics offers a wide range of plastic extrusion capabilities. Areas of Expertise Heavy wall rigid pipe in diameters to 12”—when roundness, ...

Physical recycling, however, uses solvents to dissolve plastics, but this method does not influence the polymer structures themselves. Mechanical recycling involves the use of techniques like grinding ...

Planet or Plastic? is National Geographic’s multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic trash crisis. Come to this page often to learn more, and find out what you can do to ...

Plastic is incredibly useful and practical – and everywhere. Our modern life depends on it. Strong, light and adaptable, it’s in everything from household goods, medical equipment and bank notes, to ...

They were washed in with the tide, most likely from China or the US, thousands of miles away -- part of an enormous plastic garbage patch, spinning in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, which you ...

We’ve seen lots of homebrew plastic extruders before, most of which use repurposed auger-type drill bits as compression screws. Those lack the variable geometry of a proper compression screw ...

This resource has already begun to revolutionize the field. The FlyWire connectome: neuronal wiring diagram of a complete fly brain Neurons are connected at structures called synapses, which ...

Plastic is a really useful man-made material that has transformed our lives, but what happens after we throw it away is causing a big problem for our planet. Plastic waste can last for hundreds of ...