Fastback EV Previews Polestar’s Design Direction
Sleek concept distances the fledgling brand away from its parent
Steve Plumb
Senior Editor, AutoBeat Daily , AutoBeat
Toyota Touts More Efficient Electrostatic Painting Process
Device enables 95% coating efficiency, reduces emissions and paint booth size
Can Your Car Help Protect You Against the Coronavirus?
Geely touts air purification system in new crossover
Fracking and Fatal Traffic Accidents
What are the impacts from the trucks hauling wastewater from fracking sites?
Goodyear Envisions Self-Regenerating Tires
If you’re going to dream big, how about a car with adaptive tires that can regrow treads
Addressing Autonomy: ZF Exec Explains the Tech
There is a lot of noise about autonomous driving. Here’s some straight information from a ZF exec about what’s going on.
Gary S. Vasilash
Editor-in-Chief, Automotive Design & Production
Hengst Develops Reusable Oil Filter Module
Spin-on plastic unit promises to reduce combined steel and oil waste by 642,000 tons per year
Is Recycled Metal Scrap the Future Feedstock of Choice for Metal 3D Printing?
MolyWorks is future-proofing the circular economy for metals with small-footprint atomization technology that converts metal scrap into additive manufacturing powder on the spot. But that's not the end of the story.
Fisker's Upcoming “Ocean” EV in Action
Highlights include a sport suspension, active aerodynamics and enhanced crash protection
Report: Ride-Hailing Services Significantly Increase Emissions
Researchers call for more pooled rides in electric vehicles
Four Auto Companies Rank Among the World's Most Ethical
GM and Cooper Standard make the list for the first time, joining long-running honorees Aptiv and Cummins
How Bentley Is Saving Water
Last fall Bentley planted 100 native British trees around its site in Crewe. Now it is getting additional sources of water for them and other uses at its facilities.
Gary S. Vasilash
Editor-in-Chief, Automotive Design & Production
Bentley Teases the Future of Coachbuilding
Limited-edition Bacalar supercar to take styling cues from last year’s EXP 100 concept
Injection Molders: Do You Have Your Sustainability Story Straight?
In the coming years, injection molders will be asked to help improve the sustainability of the products and components they help create—will you be ready to answer the call?
Carbon Fiber Joins Fight for EV Battery Cases
SGL touts recent wins in North America and Europe
3D Printing Trends for 2020 (and a Quick Look Back at 2019)
Additive Manufacturing (both the technology and the media brand) advanced and matured in 2019. A quick recap of 2019, plus predictions for 3D printing in 2020.
Recycling & Scrap Reclaim: Machinery Technology Advances as 'Circular Economy' Takes Hold
The circular economy and recycling were the top themes at K 2019, and machine builders responded with new systems to improve equipment performance and material quality.
Bikes, Buses and Drones at SEAT
SEAT is improving its environmental footprint, in part by taking to the air
Gantri’s 3D Printed Luxury Lighting Brings Designers Closer to Consumers
The San Francisco startup is changing designer lighting with a designer-forward online marketplace and just-in-time delivery enabled by 3D printing.
Stephanie Hendrixson
Senior Editor, Additive Manufacturing
6K's Onyx In718 Metal Powder Created from Sustainable Sources
6K’s Onyx In718 premium nickel alloy metal powder is said to be derived from certified chemistry sustainable sources.
IBM Touts Next-Gen EV Battery Tech
New chemistry is said to be cheaper, more powerful, faster to charge, less volatile and more sustainable than current lithium-ion batteries.
Learn from Injection Molding’s Thought Leaders: Register Now for Molding 2020
The world’s premier injection molding technical conference comes to Chicago, March 17-19.
How 3D Printing Enables Sustainability in a High-Turnover Consumer Market
Pengraff UK built its business initially providing mounting solutions for routers and telecommunications equipment, hardware with built-in obsolescence. 3D printing and sustainable materials enable the company to live its values while manufacturing products with a limited lifespan.
Brush Up on Recycling in Honor of America Recycles Day
Plastics are an extremely important part of our daily lives—and their proper disposal is extremely important as well. Recycling is the key to saving energy and keeping plastics out of oceans and landfills. In honor of America Recycles Day, check out Recycling 101 on This Is Plastics to brush up on the basics, and go beyond to see how the industry is innovating to recycle more plastics or turn these resources into energy.
Sustainability and Circularity at NPE2021
Circularity will be a show-defining feature of NPE2021, including an expanded, dedicated exhibit zone spotlighting sustainability.