The next edition of Chinaplas, scheduled on May 16-19 in Guangzhou, will give extensive attention to applications for the automotive industry and to the 3D printing for the medical field.

In recent years, the percentage of plastics used in a car has become one of the essential measures for technological advancement, especially thanks to the flexibility of polymers. The automotive industry is increasingly incorporating various polymers - especially engineering plastics that offer key properties and performance benefits, such as low density, good melt flow rate, heat resistance and excellent noise dampening. Materials with molded-in color, as well as carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastics and low-VOC resins have all become hot topics in the industry. With the continuing development of electric vehicles, high-performance materials are finding use in charging piles and interior circuit controls of vehicles. Chinaplas 2017 will offer international visitors plenty of examples of the latest in these types of materials and applications. Exhibitors also will be showing the latest in laser processing technology and automated, integrated production line.