The Department of Plastics Engineering provides instruction about and performs research on thermoplastic and thermoset elastomers. Since thermoset elastomers, including thermoset rubber, require ...

A one-pot method for producing a range of degradable, partially recyclable thermosetting plastics by polymerising the same ...

1, 2 Plastics are generally categorized into two main types: thermoplastics and thermosetting plastics. Thermoplastics, such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), and polyvinyl chloride (PVC ...

ATC Manufacturing, a 2024 Top Shops honoree, enables high-rate aerospace production with sustainable, lightweight and durable thermoplastic composite solutions.

Niles, IL – Prism Worldwide and Sherwood Industries, a family-owned sheet extruder of thermoplastics, announced a partnership ...

The possibilities for material design and production of plastic components are being expanded through 3D printing technology. However, there is a shortage of recyclable polymers that meet the ...

The Department of Plastics Engineering has laboratories containing nine machines for thermoplastics and two machines specifically designed thermoset elastomers. The laboratories also contain an ...

Thermoset plastics have advantageous properties compared to thermoplastics. They tend to have a higher resistance to impact ...

Thermoset composites have many of the same benefits as thermoplastics but can’t be recycled or welded. Thermoplastics, on the other hand, use a different kind of polymer and can be more easily ...

“We’re going to develop a thermoplastic material with improved compressive strength,” says Marchandise. “Our goal is to start the scale up to industrialize thermoplastic composite foils for larger ...