Nylon is a generic designation for a family of synthetic polymers, based on aliphatic or semi-aromatic polyamides.Nylon is a thermoplastic silky material that can be melt-processed into fibers, films or shapes.

what is microfiber? Microfiber consists of very fine threads of polyester and polyamide (nylon) that combine to form a single thread. Microfibers are so thin (100 times thinner than a single strand of human hair) that when they are woven together they create a surface area 40 times more than that of a regular fiber – creating an expanded

Vikoz Enterprises is the leading scrap plastic recycling company in the US and Canada. We specialize in used plastic pallets, bins, totes and boxes.

This Beginning Series workshop is an ideal introduction to the fundamental aspects of silversmithing. Explore jewelry design while learning to saw, file, texture, and form nonferrous metals like copper, brass, and silver.

PDF FILE – CLICK HERE FOR PRINTABLE WORKSHEET: Plastics are versatile and flexible materials and they may be very suitable for use in your project. This may be an area of materials research that you need to investigate in detail.

INVISTA Small-Lot Solution Dyed Nylon 6,6 Fiber Technology Upgrades Near Full Scale Launch Phase. May 3, 2018. CAMDEN, SC — INVISTA announced today that its $30-million expansion in small-lot equipment specifically for solution-dyed nylon …

bioplastics MAGAZINE is the only independent trade magazine worldwide dedicated to bioplastics (i.e. plastics made from renewable resources and/or biodegradable/ compostable plastics).

These Recycled American flags are made from recycled plastic bottles. The yarn is created from 100% Post Consumer Recycled material derived from PET bottles and then dyed red, white, and blue.

Looptworks is no stranger to using recycled materials—they’ve previously crafted items from neoprene wetsuit fabric, cotton jersey, Italian wool, hemp, nylon, vinyl, and recycled polyester—but these upcycled iPad cases are their first foray into leather.

For something most of us interact with on a daily basis, nylon remains fairly elusive. So just how sustainable is nylon?