The problems with injection molding conventional PLA are well known, not least of which are its low heat resistance and limited injection-molding capability because of PLA’s increased cycle time.

The mold was used with the APSX-PIM injection molding machine squirting polypropylene at a cycle time of 65 seconds, producing a round part that appears to be some kind of lid or gear.

RTP Company’s glass fiber-reinforced PLA bioplastic compounds improve strength and thermal performance Global custom engineered thermoplastics compounder RTP Company has commercialized the industry’s ...