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Plastics, Composites & Coatings Community

The Plastics, Composites & Coatings Community is SME's home for engineers and manufacturing professionals involved in manufacturing processes of plastics, composites, and additive finishing and coatings technology. The community offers opportunities for SME members with like interests to connect, learn from one another and collaborate to further manufacturing knowledge and education.

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Combining Wet-Chemical Coating Processes with Laser FunctionalizingCombining Wet-Chemical Coating Processes with Laser Functionalizing

Scientists, working with industry partners, have succeeded in developing a resource-efficient laser-based surface functionalization process.

Plastic Not so FantasticPlastic Not so Fantastic

Manufacturer with $25 million turnover goes into receivership.

New Report on Automotive Coatings Manufacturing in the United States

Rebounding auto manufacturing will increase demand for automotive coatings.

Stanford University Soliciting Participation in Its New Composites Manufacturing Innovation Center

The center is geared to improve the competitiveness of technology for the worldwide and domestic markets, and create jobs in the United States in support of a NIST initiate.

America's Next Manufacturing Boom In One Word: Plastics

Apple isn't the only company opening factories in the United States.

AMPT 2013AMPT 2013

September 22-26, 2013

Taipei, Taiwan

RAPID 2013 Conference and ExpositionRAPID 2013 Conference and Exposition

June 10-13, 2013

Pittsburgh, PA

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