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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 John Bozzelli In all hydraulic injection units, hydraulic power is converted, multiplied, into plastic pressure. The law of physics involved is F = P x A. That is force (F) is equal to pressure (P) times area (A). The … Continued
By ICIS pricing Houston (ICIS news) – The ICIS Petrochemical Index (IPEX) for November plummeted by a record 13% to 288.01 from October’s reading of 331.83 on a combination of global economic woes and declining energy values. The previous record … Continued
By Brad Cleveland, Protomold By moving in directions perpendicular to the direction of mold opening, side action cams allow the production of parts with “undercuts” that could not be successfully made in two-part, straight-pull molds. But there are parts without … Continued
By Protomold – Nobody’s Faster In The Short Run.® We’ve talked in the past about corners and reasons to make them rounded (radiused) instead of sharp. Let’s talk about this in a little more detail and help distinguish between inside … Continued
By Associated Polymer Labs, Inc. Rheology is the science that studies the deformation and flow of materials, whether in liquid, melt, or solid form, in terms of the material’s elasticity and viscosity. Associated Polymer Labs tests the following: liquids, pastes, … Continued
