A Brief History of Elastomers
By Stephane Morin, Alliance Polymers & Services, LLC Before TPEs (thermoplastic elastomers), there was thermoset rubber. But there was a need for a better type of product – one that could … [Read More...]
Getting the Most Out of Your Plastics Data
By Michael Sepe, The Materials Analyst Background Back in 1992, Suzie Witzler of Injection Molding Magazine and Mike Kmetz of IDES (now UL Prospector) had an idea to publish plastics data, … [Read More...]
Scientific Molding Strategies for Troubleshooting (Webinar Q & A)
By John Bozzelli The following are questions posed by participants who attended John's webinar presentation on "Scientific Molding Strategy for Troubleshooting" on June 8, 2007. Q. How does … [Read More...]
What’s Really Going On With Plastic Prices?
By Mike Kmetz, Managing Director, UL IDES Resin sellers and buyers have been on a wild ride over the past couple years. Hoards of plastic price increases have pervaded the plastics industry making … [Read More...]