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Hydrophobic Coatings and Pigments: From Water Beading to Durable Protection
Hydrophobic coatings if formulated correctly can provide a plethora of advantages which may include self-cleaning, … Continued
EPA considers rule changes encouraging advanced recycling
Written July 2026 The U.S. EPA is considering changing how plastics recycling plants that use … Continued
Formulating Cleaners with Antibacterial Coatings: Benefits, Challenges, and Commercial Opportunities
As hygiene expectations continue to rise across household, institutional, healthcare, and food processing markets, formulators … Continued
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By Protomold – Nobody’s Faster In The Short Run® There’s nothing new about plastic as a substitute for other materials. From its very beginnings, plastic took the place of whalebone, tortoiseshell, wood, and stone. The reasons for substitution were simple: … Continued
By SABIC Innovative Plastics Plastics Boss Calculator Various designs now require the use of bosses for inserts. The Boss Calculator can be used to determine if the diameter of the boss or insert is within design guidelines and safety factor … Continued
By Slide Products, Inc. Take control of those “sticky” parts Why do some parts just refuse to let go? Well, there are a couple of possibilities. It might be a mechanical situation like an undercut. Or it might be chemical … Continued
Use of the ReporteR™ in the automotive plastics value chain Plastic material identification (including raw material and additives composition) is a key quality control requirement in the plastics industry. Current quality systems for material ID tracking are mostly based on … Continued
By Brad Cleveland, Protomold Once upon a time prototyping was a labor-intensive manual process. Originals were laboriously carved out of wood, modeled in clay, or machined by hand. The cost of creating a prototype may have been small compared to … Continued
