Description: Solid plastic balls are used in check valves ... They are non-corrosive, quiet running, and self-lubricating; which makes them work well for many manufacturers as light load ...

Some plastics, like UHMW, have the unfortunate tendency to ... for an engineering application it’s good to call the material supplier to see if they have a color solution. Some dyes may have ...

Indianapolis — Plastics automotive parts suppliers will need to be on top of their games in the years ahead to deal with the uncertainties of a changing market. The transition from gasoline to ...

TASS/. A unique armor material made from ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE or UHMW) has been developed in Russia, the Defense Ministry’s official newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda ...

Pallet stretch wrap is used by product manufacturers and distributors to bind shipping ... or polyester backing in the form of tape, film, or laminate. Polyethylene (PE, HDPE, UHMW PE) Polyethylene is ...

Plastic is incredibly useful and practical – and everywhere. Our modern life depends on it. Strong, light and adaptable, it’s in everything from household goods, medical equipment and bank notes, to ...

They were washed in with the tide, most likely from China or the US, thousands of miles away -- part of an enormous plastic garbage patch, spinning in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, which you ...

Two of the largest baby bottle manufacturers, Handi-Craft and Philips North America, are facing separate class-action ...

Julie Kratz promotes allyship in the workplace. Supplier diversity, often a function tucked away in an organization’s procurement department, rarely has the visibility that other diversity ...

Plastic fills our dumps, homes and oceans. Plastic pollution takes a huge toll on wildlife: More than 700 species, including sea turtles, fish and whales, eat plastic or get tangled up in it. Plastic ...

This story is part of Planet or Plastic?—our multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic waste crisis. Learn what you can do to reduce your own single-use plastics. Read this ...