"With this new material, we have created a new family of plastics." Scientists unveil first-of-its-kind plastic alternative ...

Plastic plate, rod and stock shapes include shaped plastic parts and plastic stock. They are fabricated through molding, casting, extrusion, pultrusion, machining, thermal forming, plastic welding, ...

Instead of throwing away broken plastic parts, learn how to easily fix them with cable ties. This simple method works as a quick fix for cracked or damaged plastic items. Watch this video to see ...

I wish I had a more exciting part to duplicate, like a broken hinge or plastic case that I’d like in a different color, but I lost a button on my favorite coat. So I’ll be making a matching s ...

Since the parts might get hot, the plastic is PETG. The trick is that parts need to be conductive in order to use electroplating — typically plastic isn’t conductive. [Clem] paints the plastic ...

Plantswitch, a North Carolina startup company, has created a bioplastic resin made from leftover wheat, flax, corn, and hemp. It produces a plastic that is compostable, high-performance, and ...

An Ocean County man on Monday pleaded guilty to desecration of human remains after a police earlier this year discovered ...

Company officials said a change in the mold used to create a plastic part for the fuel pump led to a decrease in the density of the plastic. This allowed the part to bloat and eventually caused ...