Primary Processing Machinery
Offering Improved Efficiency To Boost Productivity and Cut Costs
by Richard Stewart

This comprehensive report recaps recent developments in primary processing machinery for injection molding, extrusion, blowmolding, and thermoforming.

Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells
Opportunities for Polymers and Composites
by Donald G. Baird, Jianhua Huang, and James E. McGrath

This article describes the operation of a polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell, summarizes the state-of-the-art technology for custructing the various parts of the PEM fuel cell, describes approaches using polymers and polymer composites, and outlines opportunities for polymers in other facets of the fuel cell initiative.