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To aid pet mobility, Ford creates free design file to use for 3D printing a wheelchair for dogs.

Report credits the economy of collaborative robots, safety and easy programming for the surge.

Materials used in offshore wind turbines and to manufacture photovoltaic panels.

Brokering plastics to other recyclers will divert more waste from landfills.

Company names Tom Fitzgerald Jr. vice president of composites manufacturing.

Consumers stand to earn cash back for recycling jugs in their curbside bins.

Servo-powered hydraulic micromolding model saves energy, has faster molding speed.

Its first additive manufacturing system, powerPrint, runs composite materials.

Firms successfully process novel hybrid ‘PET/F’ resin into preforms, then bottles.

Seven producers of electric vehicles will develop network of 30,000-plus locations.

Plastic waste has become one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time, and addressing it requires groundbreaking advancements. SPE recently announced their upcoming conference, “Reducing Plastic Waste Through Artificial Intelligence and Digitalization” (October 16-17 in Baltimore, MD.), that will include industry leaders, experts, and innovators who will address how artificial intelligence (AI) and digitalization are revolutionizing the plastic industry, offering robust solutions that can effectively mitigate plastic waste and optimize its usage through increased recycling.

Report sees sustained growth to at least 2027, with electronics driving the market.