Strategy

The PCR packaging market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 8.52%, increasing from 4.18 million tonnes in 2023 to 6.81 million tonnes by 2029, driven by sustainability goals and regulatory mandates.

Controlling cooling, energy consumption, and downtime can help you reduce your cost per part using the resources you already have in your shop.

Researchers are exploring green graphene (GG) as a sustainable additive for bitumen coatings. GG provides excellent mechanical strength and anticorrosive properties.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) offers significant opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). However, many SMEs face challenges, including limited resources, that slow AI adoption. This includes not only the plastics industry, but is a bottle neck across all fields.

Bioinspired hydrogels show promise in developing artificial photosynthesis. This can provide solutions to complex challenges in sustainable energy and hydrogen generation.

For tooling digitalization, we already spoke about the basics and application milestones here the final chapter closing loop checking the role of knowledge management across the supply chain.

Apple is replacing plastic with wood fiber in iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max packaging as part of its environmental commitment.

Tooling digitalization can be the solution for today’s manufacturing systems, where the tool failures can cause as much as 20% downtime, leading to significant productivity and profit losses. 

Look for opportunities to shorten each step of the molding cycle. To understand these opportunities, learn how the material behaves inside the mold.

A digital twin includes real-time data and continuous feedback from the physical world. Simulation is typically a static or hypothetical model used for scenario-based analysis.