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The Rise of Biodegradable Plastics: What It Means for Injection Molders
Sustainable materials are reshaping the plastics industry, and biodegradable polymers are becoming more widely used … Continued
High Pigment Volume Concentrates, More Color in Every Drop
Pigment concentrates play a valuable role in coatings formulations for all applications. From Point-of-Sale colorants … Continued
Multifunctional Additives Under Regulatory Pressure
Lubricant and metalworking fluid formulators are entering a period in which additive choice is no … Continued
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS ARCHIVE
By Ben Howe, UL Prospector If you’ve spent much time looking at plastics technical data, you’ve seen a lot of test standards. Perhaps you just ignore them, or only give them brief attention. Maybe you fuss over every footnote and can … Continued
Article by Protomold Injection molded parts, for all their many shapes and sizes, all start out pretty much the same—as small plastic pellets. The base colors of those pellets vary somewhat depending on the resin, but they all fall somewhere … Continued
By Ben Howe, UL Prospector RoHS Compliance (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) is the nickname given to the European Union’s directive 2002/95/EC on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment. RoHS is closely related … Continued
Recorded February 7, 2011 Presented by Tom Schell, RTP Company Does the world of wear resistant or internally lubricated plastic compounds seem more complex than it should be? Then join Tom Schell, senior product development engineer for wear resistant materials … Continued
By John Bozzelli The appearance of bubbles, voids, sinks or blisters on an injection-molded part make up the most significant causes for part rejects due to cosmetic requirements. These troublesome “features”, although not the most common of problems when injection-molding … Continued
