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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
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS ARCHIVE
By Protomold – Nobody’s Faster In The Short Run.® Consider how much simpler life would be if we could simply teleport liquid resin into a mold. Of course, that wouldn’t be injection molding. And since we presume that the developers … Continued
By Protomold – Nobody’s Faster In The Short Run.® Texture on a plastic part serves a variety of purposes from purely esthetic to purely practical. Whatever the goal, there are a few things to remember to ensure that you get … Continued
By Protomold – Nobody’s Faster In The Short Run.® Consider how much simpler life would be if we could simply teleport liquid resin into a mold. Of course, that wouldn’t be injection molding. And since we presume that the developers … Continued
By Brad Cleveland, Protomold For all its power, information can be fragile stuff. A tiny break in a thousand-mile circuit will stop it dead. A linguistic disconnect between communicators can halt its flow or corrupt its content beyond recognition. And … Continued
By Brad Cleveland, Protomold Comparative Cost With vast amounts of revenue riding on virtually any new product brought to market, the cost of prototyping is not likely to be anyone’s first consideration in directing the development process. Still, cost matters; … Continued
