Medical tubing extrusion requires rigorous attention to a number of material and process characteristics. Understanding the importance of these parameters is key to ensuring product quality. Sedigheh ...

Backsheet manufacturer Tomark-Worthen LLC has developed a new polyamide backsheet under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Sunshot initiative. The product is based on a novel polyamide-ionomer alloy ...

The polyamide is tough and flexible allowing it to be twisted and plied without breaking. Credit: Lorenz Manker/EPFL The dyed and natural polyamide fibers after extrusion. Credit: Lorenz Manker/EPFL ...

Processing highly filled polymers (>50 vol%), whether with particle or short fiber additives, is needed for many applications, such as pharmaceuticals, ceramics, batteries, coatings, etc. Forming ...

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