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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
Intevac Photonics, DeltaNu According to the most recent IDES statistics, there are now 83627 different grades of plastics. Often, the difference between two grades of the same basic resin can be as little as one or two percentage points in … Continued
By Protomold – Nobody’s Faster In The Short Run.® When the designers of the Great Seal of the United States included the phrase “E pluribus unum” (Latin for “out of many, one”), they certainly weren’t thinking about plastic parts. They … Continued
By Ben Howe, UL IDES Published March 31, 2006 Knowing what the numbers mean on a datasheet and how they can help you saves worry over minor deviations. If you’ve spent much time looking at materials technical data, you’ve seen … Continued
Paid content by BASF By Chul Lee, BASF This is the fourth in a series of five articles on Snap-Fit design presented by BASF Engineering Plastics. Our intent is to help design engineers achieve better results through the use of … Continued