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LATEST INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
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 John Bozzelli Maximizing the Value of Regrind: Do’s & Don’ts! With today’s upward spiral of resin prices, it has become ever more important to optimize resin usage. A significant part of optimizing resin usage is proper use of regrind. … Continued
By Randy Hough One of the newer developments in cutting tools is the indexable end mill, which has become very popular in precision machine shops everywhere. Tool shops around the world use these to increase productivity and profits. In the … Continued
By Protomold – Nobody’s Faster In The Short Run.® Choosing a resin for a plastic part can be as important (and challenging) as designing the part itself. You can spend all the time in the world poring over information in … Continued
By Mike Kayat, Intevac Photonics, DeltaNu The global medical plastics industry is growing at an increasing annual volume. Industry drivers are principally the development of new medical devices that replace metal parts with advanced polymers, the increased use of these … Continued
By Associated Polymer Labs, Inc. DMA is short for Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Analysis (DMTA), which is another name for Dynamic Mechanical Rheological Testing (DMRT). Rheometers for mechanical rheometry are of two types: Linear displacement, RSA II Rheometrics Solids Analyzer Rotational, … Continued
