The Stacks
Top 5 Materials – June 2024
Each month, our research team juries in new materials into our material database. Here are five of our favorite selections from this month: 1. Vestamid ECO MC# 002737 Manufacturer - EVONIK …
Storyboards: Sustainable Packaging
Tradeshow Recap: LUXEPACK PARIS 2024
From June 4th to 5th, manufacturers gathered at Carreau du Temple in Paris to showcase their sustainable packaging solutions. EDITION SPECIALE by LUXE PACK’s has a two part mission. The first is to …
Bio-Based Alternatives Available for Standard Plastic Applications
It is time we had an update on bio-resins. There has been a steady evolution of numerous new resin types including the well-known PLA, but also PHA and PHB resins that are created from bacteria, as …
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Eye On: Alternative Fibers
While at TechTextil Frankfurt 2024, I had the opportunity to connect with the Fibral Material Alliance. The Fibral Material Alliance is a global network of farmers, fiber producers and value chain …
Top 5 Materials – May 2024
Each month, our research team juries in new materials into our material database. Here are five of our favorite selections from this month: 1. Cruz Cush™ MC# 927003 Manufacturer - CRUZ FOAM, …
Eye On: TechTextil Frankfurt 2024
The 20th edition of TechTextil and TexProcess took place from April 23-26th. The tradeshow welcomed 38,000 visitors from 102 countries and 1,700 exhibitors from 53 countries. There was a noted …
Material Pulse – Glass
Seeing the next level in glass packaging With the current concerns over excessive and uncontrolled plastic use in packaging (cue the proliferation of complex multicomponent multi-material pumps on …
Trend Report – Hybrid ID
Today, immersive digital worlds and experiences offer people the freedom to explore and construct endless hybrid and realm-fluid identities, sometimes even entirely separate from their IRL ones, and …
Top 5 Materials – April 2024
Each month, our research team juries in new materials into our material database. Here are five of our favorite selections from this month: 1. Rheolight ™ C-Type MC# 1351501 Manufacturer - Ink …
Top 5 Materials – March 2024
Each month, our research team juries in new materials into our material database. Here are five of our favorite selections from this month: 1. Freeform MC# 759304 Manufacturer - Danzer A …
March 2024 Trend Forecast – Eco Alterity
In the coming years, our aspiration to a deeper reconnection with Nature will be anchored in the feeling of being part of a whole ecosystem that needs to be cared for and nurtured. This is the end of …
Eye On: Renewable Resin Accessibility
Lego’s CEO, Niels B. Christiansen, announced their decision to use more expensive, renewable plastics in toy blocks by 2032 without passing these costs to consumers. This statement comes in the wake …
The plastic problem, and how to tackle it
Watching the advance screening of ‘Plastic People’ (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30835991/) at SXSW last week I was horrified (as were the majority of my co-viewers in that auditorium at the Austin …
How it’s Made: Polyurethane Foam Properties
Polyurethanes are a class of highly crosslinked polymers. They are largely thermosetting, though some thermoplastic varieties have been produced. They can be synthesized using petroleum and vegetable …
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