Rigid and flexible polyurethane foams from General Plastics are frequently employed to create production parts in a vast range of industries, from automotive, aerospace and medical markets to ...

As the use of AI spreads through every industry and becomes more of a part of our lives every day, researchers are also looking into ways it can be used to solve some of the world's biggest problems.

You’ll often hear plastic pollution referred to as a problem. But the reality is that it’s multiple problems. Depending on the properties we need, we form plastics out of different polymers, each of ...

In recent months, I’ve been diving deep into a less common method of forming: bending on the press brake with urethane tools. Such tools have some unique considerations. You need to determine the ...

Over the last couple of months we have been reviewing urethane press brake tooling, including low-durometer (soft pads) and high-durometer (hard-tool profiles) varieties. If you use a pad, its volume ...

Urethane balls are a better option for the vast majority of golfers, not just tour players. They simply offer more performance benefits across all clubs, distances, speeds and shots. Testing by Golf ...

Promotion: Swiss furniture brand Vitra has announced the development of a world-first easily recyclable polyurethane foam, developed in partnership with chemicals company BASF. Titled V-Foam, the ...

So it's time to buy some new wheels. What hardness should you get? What do the durometer numbers mean? What's a durometer anyway? Don't worry, we got you. All skateboard wheels are made from urethane, ...

Researchers developed flexible, bio-based polyurethane foam using lignin extracted from pine. This eco-friendly alternative replaces 20% of petroleum-based chemicals and matches conventional foam in ...

When setting up a network of controllers and actuators controlled by pneumatics, designers and engineers have options as to what fittings will be used on the various components. Here are a few things ...

Fossil fuel-based polyurethane foam has been a firm favourite in furniture manufacturing for over half a century. Jane Englefield investigates the consequences of this dependable but unsustainable ...