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According to International Data Corporation (IDC), the global spend on 3D printing technologies is expected to reach nearly $12 billion in 2018. As 3D printers become more popular in the enterprise, … [Read More...]
Injection moulding has been described as "a jungle of disconnected facts and fairy tales." There are over 200 different parameters that must be established and controlled to achieve proper injection … [Read More...]
Getting back to basics is still important in plastics design, despite the sophisticated design aids now available. Increasingly, structural parts in plastic are designed and manufactured with the … [Read More...]
Blow moulding is a manufacturing process by which hollow plastic parts are formed. It is also used for forming glass bottles, and blow moulding borrows its process principle from glassblowing. More … [Read More...]