While biodegradable plastics and recycling technologies have received widespread attention, a quieter revolution is taking place in the form of plant-based coatings for plastics. These innovative ...

Designed for integration into high-speed bottling lines with spray-coating units, the coating is suitable for PET, PP, and PC ...

In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers from the University of Nottingham’s School of Chemistry and Faculty of Engineering describe the development of supercritical carbon dioxide ...

Extreme Coatings has introduced CarbideX CPR for coating screws and rotors, which the company claims is better that hard chrome plating. Injection molding or extruding PVC and chlorinated PVC polymers ...

Scientists have developed a new type of coating that, when applied on a plastic surface, prevents fogging and 'self-cleans', overcoming the need for frequent reapplications. Scientists at Nanyang ...

Robots can be programmed to coat almost any part shape, no matter how complex, at any speed needed for efficient processing. Applying a coating to a medical device or instrument can improve the device ...

New coatings with improved release properties for the injection molding process have been developed, tested and validated by the Tribology Centre at the Danish Technological Institute (DTI; Aarhus, ...