Watch a replay of our presentation at Milan Design Week, co-hosted with our Italian Partners, Materially. In Material-Minded Design: The Intersection of Trends, Sustainability, and the Materials We …
Demystifying plastics: Overcoming (mis)conceptions to create a sustainable product portfolio
Plastics as a class of materials is currently undergoing a PR nightmare, with its favorability ratings at ‘underwater’. Ask the average consumer about their opinion on the material, and there will be …
Material Profile: Suharei Tape by G&G International Trading, Inc. MC#: 1225501
Repulpable tape that can be recycled together with carton package boxes. This tape replaces BOPP packaging tape and can be used for a variety of medium weight boxes including recycled fiberboard. We …
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Sustainable White and Black Pigments in Product Design
Color is a major component within product design. Dr. Andrew Dent, EVP of Material Research discusses blacks and whites, the monochromes of this world. We think of what black and white normally of …
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Material Profile: PLAiR manufactured by Roche MC#1241501
This is a flexible PLA foam made from fermenting sugar found in corn. This bio-based foam is composed of 99% polylactic acid or PLA in 1% fillers and additives. Foam is also biodegradable …
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Heat Transfer Printing
Heat transfer Printing or Thermal Transfer Printing is a printing method in which an ink is applied to a material by melting a transparent wax coating called the ribbon, which is adhered to the ink, …
Key Takeaways from Biofabricate / Circularity 22 / PFW / Rethinking Materials
This summer has been quite eventful so far given no travel restrictions and the hottest temperatures and conversations around sustainability and climate change. Join Gayatri Keskar VP, Research as she …
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What is a recent material trend we’re excited about?
One material trend I have noticed this year is seaweed. There have been a lot of companies looking to harvest seaweed for materials. The benefits of seaweed are its potential to address …
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What types of client projects we are working on or recently worked on?
https://vimeo.com/734189686/f5ea3f99ed It should come as no surprise that we have been working on a lot of sustainability projects. Some examples of this include finding more environmentally …
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Top Five Materials: June 2022
MC 701702 MEBA BIORESINE® from MEBA S.A.S. This material is a bio-based thermo-setting resin derived from agricultural waste that offers exceptional quality and design flexibility for premium …
Decorative Coatings for CMF Packaging
The company Stolzle Glass has been working on developments to improve the durability of decorations. Normally embossing has done directly via the mold during production of the bottles. Stolzle offers …
Pigments, etc.
This week we'll be discussing pigments, dyes, luminescence, and structural color. A pigment is the substance that imparts color to other materials. In practice, a pigment typically refers to a …
