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Understanding The Relevance Of Antimicrobial Plastics

There is no doubt that plastics have revolutionized our lives by being used in a variety of applications, ranging from packaging, construction, automotive, and electronics to medical devices. It wasn’t long before the increasing concern over the spread of infectious diseases led to the need for materials with antimicrobial properties. And this is where plastic …

5 Reasons Why Polycarbonate Is Used In Building Applications

Transparent plastics are lightweight materials that are increasingly being used across the globe to replace glass in electronics, LED lighting, automotive lighting, healthcare and consumer goods. They are ideally used in applications where high transparency and resistance to heat and UV light are a must.

All You Need To Know About High-Impact Plastics for Long-term Durability

Some plastics are considered “tough” when it comes to manufacturing purposes. Any plastic that can resist high-impact forces with no deformation or breaking is considered tough. Such plastics are also capable of stretching under pressure and hence are ductile. There are multiple factors that can affect impact resistance. Warmer temperatures make plastics tougher while cooler …

What Are The Uses Of Plastics In The Medical Industry?

Plastic in Medical Industry

The past few decades witnessed plastic transforming many sectors. But perhaps no sector has been significantly enhanced like Healthcare. This is because while the healthcare industry made rapid strides, plastic rose to the occasion as the preferred material of choice to manufacture critical medical components. From blood bags and disposable syringes to prosthetics, heart valves, …

The Role Of Plastics In Producing Solar Energy

It’s nearing almost 70 years since Bell Laboratories created introduced the first solar cell. The event was widely publicised as the beginning of our world’s pursuit of harnessing the sun’s limitless energy for the use of mankind. It’s 2023 and even though the adoption of solar energy has grown exponentially, there is a lot of …

4 Common Plastic Recycling Processes You Should Be Aware Of

Many organizations have embraced strategies that ensure efficient recycling of plastic. This has helped contribute to the plastic industry’s transition to a circular economy while reducing harmful emissions. By retaining discarded plastic waste as a useful resource in the circular economy, industries have been able to save a lot of money and resources. The recycling …

6 Ways Digitisation Has Positively Impacted The Plastic Molding Process

The process of plastic injection mold making is being heavily digitised, providing immense hope for the plastic industry. Though this digital revolution began elsewhere in the world, India has embraced the phenomenon very efficiently. Through digitisation, manufacturing companies are able to create better-designed products that offer superior functionality to meet customer requirements. Digitisation has helped …

Understanding The Importance Of Recycling Plastics

The pursuit of sustainability is in the forefront of business decisions taken by global manufacturers of plastic products. This has resulted in many of these businesses adopting plastic recycling in a big way to reduce packaging discards and bring down waste at manufacturing facilities. A plastic product’s lifecycle is not over when it is placed …

The Importance Of Design For Optimizing Plastic Manufacturing Costs

The global plastics manufacturing industry is highly competitive and often riddled with cost and time challenges. It’s important to avoid delays and reduce risks associated with costly design changes so that products get to market quicker than competitors. In the pursuit of profitability, manufacturers have blurred the line between development and production. Today, designers are …

Importance Of Technology In Plastic Manufacturing

There is no doubt that technology has positively impacted and changed the face of the plastic industry. Earlier, most plastic manufacturing companies sourced their raw materials from Africa. Today, the global supply chain has opened up to such an extent that there are plenty of choices to source raw materials from. Nations that were not …