Dynamic Stress Sweep of Plastics
By Associated Polymer Labs, Inc. Stress sweeps, also referred to as amplitude sweeps, are used as an efficient way to characterize plastic material stability. The wider the linear viscoelastic range … [Read More...]
Cams: They’re Not Just for Undercuts
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 … [Read More...]
Plastic Blending, Mixing, Rheology & Extrusion
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 … [Read More...]
Frequency Sweep & Temperature Sweep Package for Resins
By Associated Polymer Labs, Inc. A great test package, for incoming raw material resins, and to determine the viscosity as a function of temperature. In order to successfully predict the … [Read More...]