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BASF introduces natural fiber thermoset composite

FLINT, MICH. (Nov. 19, 4:00 p.m. ET) -- The global auto industry is looking for materials that can help them lighten their vehicles, improve an environmental footprint, hit key structural and aesthetic points and also come in at or under cost requirements. BASF is introducing a new resin developed for natural fiber thermoset composites that takes aim at each of those targets. Acrodur thermosetting acrylic copolymer already is on its first auto application, used in a door panel substrate for the BMW 7 Series sedan molded by Dräxlmaier Group. November 19, 2009

DuPont develops iPhone app for designers

WILMINGTON, DEL. (Nov. 17, 4:45 p.m. ET) -- Brainstorming on a design concept? DuPont Co. has got an app for that. Trying to find a way to connect with designers? DuPont hopes it has an app for that too. The company is reaching out to architects and designers with the “mySurface” application for the iPhone, which will allow users of the iPhone and iTouch the ability to carry color samples of its Corian cast acrylic building material in a digital format and access it anytime. November 17, 2009

Delphi headliner at SPE awards

LIVONIA, MICH. (Nov. 12, 8:45 p.m. ET) -- The news is in -- SPE tonight revealed the winners in its annual Automotive Innovation Awards competition. This year's grand prize goes to a radio housing developed by Delphi Automotive LLP and chosen by GM for use in its Tahoe sport utility vehicle. Numerous other parts and processes also were honored for their innovation. November 12, 2009

US Army orders two thermoplastic bridges

BASKING RIDGE, N.J. (Nov. 12, 5:05 p.m. ET) -- A maker of thermoplastic bridges strong enough to hold military tanks has found a repeat customer in the U.S. Army. The Army has ordered two railroad bridges for Fort Eustis in Newport News, Va., home of the U.S. Army Transportation Corps., for $957,000. November 12, 2009

Auto molder SRG picks Mich. for development center

WARREN, MICH. (Nov. 12, 4:10 p.m. ET) -- Auto supplier SRG Global Inc. has selected a site in Taylor, Mich., to house its Advanced Development Center. The 46,000-square-foot center will open in April, and will include injection molding capabilities to develop new parts for production globally. November 12, 2009

Viewing plastic materials through the prism of Korean design

MIAMI (Nov. 11, 7:45 p.m. ET) — South Korean designer EunSook Kwon has an overarching view of how plastics are perceived as materials, both in Asia and North America, and from the perspective of professional designers and design students alike. And she has witnessed some dramatic changes in that regard during her varied career. Read on, or hear what she has to say in a video interview. November 11, 2009

Mexico Coke bottler saving money with lightweight preforms

MEXICO CITY (Nov. 5, 11:35 a.m. ET) -- Coca-Cola FEMSA SA de CV plans to extend the use of its PET short-height bottle finishes from Mexico to all its markets in Latin America within 12 months. The design cuts the weight of the company’s 16-ounce bottles to 20.5 grams, and has saved the bottler about $10 million in PET resin annually. November 5, 2009

Eastman has design on buyers

MIAMI (Nov. 4, 1:40 p.m. ET) -- Getting engineers and designers to communicate has always been one of life’s greater challenges. In this video from the Industrial Designers Society of America's recent international conference in Miami, Eastman's Mark Costa explains how the company has made the most of design in its effort to find new customers for its materials. November 4, 2009

Video interview with design exec

MIAMI (Oct. 28, 5:10 p.m. ET) -- Clive Roux wasted no time getting his feet wet as leader of the world’s largest design trade association. Nine days after assuming the post of executive director of the Dulles, Va.-based Industrial Designers Society of America, Roux — a long-time former official with Netherlands-based Philips Design — was on stage in Miami addressing a crowd of nearly 500 at IDSA’s annual international conference. October 28, 2009

Thogus rapidly re-engineers itself

AVON LAKE, OHIO (Oct. 20, 12:15 p.m. ET) -- Matt Hlavin, third-generation president of Thogus Products Cos. in the Cleveland suburb of Avon Lake, considers his firm to be “a 51-year-old startup company.” Indeed, the custom injection molder has changed its stripes enough that one could argue it’s been reborn. October 20, 2009

Nypro invests $1 million in solar startup

MEBANE, N.C. (Oct. 14, 4:30 p.m. ET) — Injection molder Nypro Inc. has invested $1 million in solar energy startup, Morgan Solar Inc. It is the first investment made by New Ventures Group LLC, which Clinton, Mass.-based Nypro formed as a subsidiary 13 months ago to invest in innovative and green technologies. October 14, 2009

IDSA China chapter takes flight

MIAMI (Oct. 2, 4:40 p.m. ET) — After years of discussion and effort, the Industrial Designers Society of America recently approved the formation of a China Chapter. Its champions hope the move will help to advance the practice of design in creating social as well as business value in China, while also allowing IDSA to serve as a non-political networking channel and clearinghouse of design-related information across the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macao. October 2, 2009

Plastic scooter maker Vectrix files for Chapter 11

NEW YORK (Sept. 29, 4:45 p.m. ET) — Vectrix Corp., the maker of an all-electric, thermoplastic bodied scooter, has filed for Chapter 11 protection with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, but has a deal in hand to sell its assets to a private equity company. September 29, 2009

Electric bike design goes with the Protoflow

TELFORD, ENGLAND (Sept. 28, 3:15 p.m. ET) -- The world’s lightest production electric two-wheeler, produced by British company Karbon Kinetics, was developed using rapid injection moulding provided by Protomold, part of Telford-based Proto Labs. September 28, 2009

Water bottle combines coconut, metal and plastic

SAN DIEGO (Sept. 25 1:20 p.m. ET) — Getting people to believe there is an alternative to the plastic water bottle is his biggest challenge, said Joey Mendelsohn, president and CEO of EcoUsable Inc., at the ASR Marketplace show in San Diego. September 25, 2009

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