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Better High-Volume Gasketing - Marysville Products uses Kern-Liebers manufacturing equipment to make air exhaust motor vehicle parts for passenger cabin

High Speed Machining Cuts Moldmaking Cycle Time - KBI uses Fadal and Siemans machinery

Poly Wrapping: It's In The Bag - discussion of equipment available and how it works, U.S

When Bigger May Not Be Better - National Plastics Exposition virtual display

NPE & New Machinery - National Plastics Exposition - Industry Overview - Statistical Data Included

Borealis—reducing weight and costs	Heavy metal: DSM extols the virtues of
AUTOMOTIVE Industries (AI): What then are the trends driving the use of plastic products in areas like off-line painted body panels, materials for d-LFT process and scratch resistance materials for car interior and exterior? more	The use of plastics in a typical North American automobile is roughly 260 pounds. And while plastics have gained acceptance in many automotive components and systems. more
Global Supply Capabilities	Advances in materials lead to more plastics
BASF Plastic Materials is committed to meeting the automotive industry's global needs for reliable supply of quality performance plastics and state-of-the-art technical service. more	Diesel industry and automotive manufacturers have a history of using plastic materials in an effort to realize lower production costs and better performance. more

Regulations, economics & plastics: The uneasy relationship - MATERIALS On

In Europe, automakers are looking at stiff rules related to how end-of-life vehicles are handled, which may have effects on how much plastic is used in manufacture. Here, the issues are more fundamental--as in who's going to pay.