We rely on plastics and polymers for just about everything in our lives, from cars to toothbrushes, heart stents to eyeglasses. Even parts of the most technologically advanced airplanes like the Boeing Dreamliner are made from plastics.
The plastics industry is one of the largest in the United States—it’s the third-largest manufacturing industry in the country, employing nearly 1 million people and grossing $380 billion annually.
Topics: polymer stress monitor
