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The Plastics Fabrication Blog is the place for conversation and discussion about materials and components, molding machinery and processes, extrusion and machining, and energy and environment in the plastics industry. Here, you'll find everything from application ideas, to news and industry trends, to hot topics and cutting edge innovations. This blog is inspired by the Plastics Fabrication newsletter from GlobalSpec, which you can subscribe to here.

Pay Now or Pay Later

Posted November 22, 2009 8:14 AM

Given the damage and cleanup costs that downed power lines create after inclement weather, should municipalities and utility companies — by taxes up front or insurance costs later — be required to replace wood utility poles with composite structures? Should stronger, composite utility poles be required in all new installations, eventually replacing the old infrastructure of wooden or metal poles?

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4 comments; last comment on 11/22/2009
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Could Crude Solution Work?

Posted October 12, 2009 7:51 AM

Despite the best recycling efforts the tonnage of plastic waste worldwide remains mind-boggling. One company's proprietary process proposes an obvious solution: return the waste to its original state, i.e. crude oil. Could it work? Will it help save the planet?

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27 comments; last comment on 10/19/2009
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Are You a Turf Snob?

Posted August 25, 2009 7:47 AM

Where would you rather play or see sports played, on hard dirt or soft polymer? With the career-ending injuries athletes suffer, do owners and leagues really have a choice?

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Are the Tougher Tires Better?

Posted August 01, 2009 7:33 AM

DuPont and Goodyear are introducing tires with Kevlar®-reinforced sidewalls. How have off-road enthusiasts found their performance?

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Did You Attend NPE2009?

Posted July 14, 2009 7:34 AM

NPE2009 hosted 1,850 exhibitors and 44,000 visitors. Did you attend? If so, what products or technologies were people talking about when it was all over? What were the show-stoppers?

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