Industry Insights
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LATEST INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
4D Printing – the extra dimension
For decades, additive manufacturing (AM) has focused on optimising three-dimensional spatial architectures, optimising strength-to-weight ratios … Continued
How Paint is Formulated
A paint batch can look fine in the can and still fail where it matters: … Continued
Best Practices for Formulating with Niacinamide
Why Niacinamide Matters to Formulators Unlike many trend-driven cosmetic actives, niacinamide offers multiple benefits across … Continued
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS ARCHIVE
By Protomold – Nobody’s Faster In The Short Run.® Normally, when we think of a pair of mating plastic parts we think of left and right, front and back, or top and bottom, with the two parts being distinct from … Continued
By John Bozzelli Maximizing the Value of Regrind: Do’s & Don’ts! With today’s upward spiral of resin prices, it has become ever more important to optimize resin usage. A significant part of optimizing resin usage is proper use of regrind. … Continued
By Randy Hough One of the newer developments in cutting tools is the indexable end mill, which has become very popular in precision machine shops everywhere. Tool shops around the world use these to increase productivity and profits. In the … Continued
By Protomold – Nobody’s Faster In The Short Run.® Choosing a resin for a plastic part can be as important (and challenging) as designing the part itself. You can spend all the time in the world poring over information in … Continued
By Mike Kayat, Intevac Photonics, DeltaNu The global medical plastics industry is growing at an increasing annual volume. Industry drivers are principally the development of new medical devices that replace metal parts with advanced polymers, the increased use of these … Continued
