Plastics shapes distributor Curbell Plastics Inc. recently donated more than 2,500 pounds of plastic materials to the international nonprofit Range of Motion Project (ROMP). Orchard Park, N.Y.-based ...

Plastics are broadly classified into thermoplastics and thermosetting plastics, and thermoplastics are further classified based on mechanical strength and heat resistant properties. Aside from these ...

Thwing-Albert Instrument Co. has introduced a dart drop impact tester, for measuring the impact resistance of plastic film, coated paper and other sheet materials. The company in West Berlin, N.J., ...

Scientists from the University of Amsterdam (UvA) have developed a process for making fully biodegradable, non-toxic and non-hazardous thermoset resins from readily available, low-cost plant materials ...