Thermoset and thermoplastic composites are the key to EV, Mobility and Sustainability. 15 Sep 2025 MECAM Expo 2025 The Middle East and ... Generally, these covers are made from metal or injection ...

The new solvent-assisted process called “vitrimerization” transforms the thermoset plastic into a new class of materials known as vitrimer polymers, which can be reformed and reprocessed. The next ...

“Thermoplastic resins can be fluidized by heating so that they can be remolded and reused as raw materials for further production,” Nano and Advanced Materials Institute Ltd. states in its patent. “On ...

Lightweight rotor blades made from plastic foams for offshore wind turbines Date: October 21, 2016 Source: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Summary: Offshore wind turbines are becoming ever larger, and the ...

A thermoset plastic bearing, which is 1/7th the weight, withstands 45,0000 lb/in 2, a 10% increase. In some applications, thermoplastic bearings withstand nearly 200,000 lb/in 2 before failing.

SLA is a plastic 3D printing process that uses a thermoset liquid, not a thermoplastic, which is UV-cured in layers to form final parts. Because of this major difference in fabrication methods ...

First offered in 1999, the woven thermoplastic composite sheet offers a high-impact, lightweight alternative to fiberglass reinforced thermoset plastic, wood, steel and aluminum.

Researchers led by Katalin Barta at the University of Graz have designed a new thermoset polymer, derived from wood, that can be broken down in methanol with no added catalyst (Science 2024, DOI ...

Researchers at Michigan State University say they've developed a new biodegradable plastic alternative that's easier to compost. The team created a bio-based polymer blend that’s compostable in ...