The substance he abused: Bakelite, a phenolic resin invented in 1909 and often used as an electrical insulator.
However, once the project is expanded, the plastics will be converted into resin or small beads.
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Finally, GDC, another supplier, combined the resin with other plastic compounds to produce the components.
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His goal now is to cut resin consumption in half, to 700 million pounds by 2008.
The typical surfboard is a slab of petroleum-spawned polyurethane slathered in layers of toxic polyester resin.
Two layers are glued, nailed and reinforced with an organic resin to assure solidity.
Newell Rubbermaid has switched to making household products that use less resin (see p. 56).
The resin still is prized for its fragrance and used in some religious ceremonies.
Maybe it will replace that nasty resin used to create impressions of your teeth!
For those unfamiliar with the method, stereolithography uses a special resin that solidifies under laser light.
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Mr Ball ends with the resin-based, acrylic and other smooth paints used by big-name contemporary artists.
The LCD panel features a resin mount to ease shocks to the LCD panel area.
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Buying Purina and Kosa will help Koch to learn more about the animal feed and resin markets.
The suits themselves are a mix of resin and metal built on top of an aluminum understructure.
The company uses resin, aluminum and plastic injection molding to help designers see their products come to life.
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The company already uses recycled resin in the underbody of the vehicle and recycled yarn on seat covers.
They then oversee the manufacturing of the wood, resin and plastic game pieces and the cardboard playing surface.
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The "no dig" technique involves inserting a liner impregnated with a special resin into a sewer or drain.
When injected with liquid synthetic resin, this hardens to give the desired structure its final shape and stability.
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Another example, which no one really realised, was the Sumitomo epoxy resin plant that burnt down in 1993.
The typical approach is to lay out sheets of glass in an enormous mold and infuse it with resin.
"I'd like to build a full resin suit with parts that move and lights that are interactive, " he said.
The cast-resin monsters rested on beds of artificial snow, and hovering Shoggoths were held aloft with thin metal poles.
The circuit boards are coated in hard resin and padded with foam for protection and waterproofing within the fabric.
The resin traps the DNA and releases all impurities, including proteins and enzymes.
Almost ready for harvest, they hold threadlike, resin-frosted pot flowers, rust-and-white "buds" thickening in a base of green-and-purple leaves.
"I think resin going up was a blessing for the company, " says Galli.
He was also given 14 days in jail, to run concurrently, for the possession of 2g of cannabis resin.
The resin hardens into a protective shell, which is known as stick lac.
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The principal product is polyvinyl chloride resin, which is supplied to downstream subsidiaries to manufacture and market end-user industrial and consumer products.
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