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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 Protomold – Nobody’s Faster In The Short Run. ® Texture: When Things Get Rough Surface texture on a plastic part can serve many functions, from improving grip to hiding fingerprints to facilitating paint adhesion. Protomold offers seven finishes on … Continued
By Protomold – Nobody’s Faster In The Short Run.® We’ve talked so often about the need for draft in injection molded parts that you may be shocked to hear that there are features that not only don’t need to be … Continued
By Greg Lewis, Matsui America The variety of technologies, and nuances in each technology, can make choosing the right resin dryer challenging. In addition, sorting through all the dryer manufacturers and their spin on how each technology works can be … Continued
By Randy Hough Injection mold making is nearly always a very challenging profession, and this has never been more true than today. Shrinking markets, global competition, new technologies and a vanishing skilled work force all contribute to the challenge. The … Continued
Intevac Photonics, DeltaNu According to the most recent IDES statistics, there are now 83627 different grades of plastics. Often, the difference between two grades of the same basic resin can be as little as one or two percentage points in … Continued
