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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 Jim Marsch, Gear Product Manager, Universal Technical Systems, Inc. Certain parameters hold true when designing all gears, including plastic: Use of conjugate tooth forms. Maintaining contact ratios greater than 1.00. Minimizing specific sliding, thus improving efficiency. Minimizing tooth deflections. … Continued
By Protomold – Nobody’s Faster In The Short Run.® Normally, when nature produces polymers, they are strings of protein like keratin or polypeptides. Now, however, with help from companies like NatureWorks LLC, a subsidiary of Cargill, starch from corn is … Continued
Intevac Photonics, DeltaNu RAPID•ID™ is an easy to use, low cost, palm-sized system for field plastics identification. At less than 13 ounces, it is the world’s smallest and most innovative solution for identifying plastics quickly. RAPID•ID delivers results in a … Continued
By Protomold – Nobody’s Faster In The Short Run.® There are plenty of ways to attach plastic parts to one another. They can be permanently welded or cemented. They can be semi-permanently screwed together, with or without inserts. And, for … Continued
By Protomold – Nobody’s Faster In The Short Run.® Princeton’s WordNet defines “emboss” as “raise in relief,” and that’s exactly what a boss is: a feature raised above a surface. In plastic parts, bosses are typically used to assist in … Continued
