Recruitment and human resources firm Listgrove Ltd. (Warwickshire, UK) reports continued intense demand for design skills in plastics and for the right kind of innovators to help drive the industry ...

Injection-molded plastic part design is a lot like parenting. The job falls into your lap, you have zero qualifications, and yet, you are supposed to do it perfectly while blindfolded. It's difficult ...

Design engineers face continuous pressure to enhance product performance while driving down costs. For many devices, converting metal components to plastic is an effective way of achieving both goals.

Sustainability and the COVID-19 pandemic both are playing roles in application development for plastic products. Global packaging firm Greif Inc. is using more post-consumer resin in its plastic ...

The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR), Washington, recently announced six new packaging components eligible for its Preferred Design Recognition (PDR) program, formerly known as Meets Preferred ...

Milk Jug, produced by VEB Preßwerk Tambach and designed by IEE (1960-1964) (© Die Neue Sammlung - the Design Museum, A. Laurenzo) Klaus Kunis, "Flower watering cans ...

Plating on plastics (POP) has long been valued in the automotive industry for its ability to transform lightweight polymer parts into durable metallic finishes. Historically, these coatings were most ...

Plastic Design & Manufacturing Inc. of Manhattan, Mont., restructured its executive team over the summer and now has transferred ownership of the company to some members of that team. Founder Mike ...

Very few plastics can be recycled without a loss in performance or aesthetics because of the various additives, like dyes, fillers or flame retardants, in them. However, a team of researchers at the U ...