SABIC Engineering Tools
By SABIC Innovative Plastics Plastics Boss Calculator Various designs now require the use of bosses for inserts. The Boss Calculator can be used to determine if the diameter of the boss or insert is … [Read More...]
Back To The Future via Automated Toolpath Generation
By Brad Cleveland, Protomold Once upon a time prototyping was a labor-intensive manual process. Originals were laboriously carved out of wood, modeled in clay, or machined by hand. The cost of … [Read More...]
FTIR Analysis – Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
By Associated Polymer Labs, Inc. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) identifies chemical bonds in a molecule by producing an infrared absorption spectrum. The FTIR generates an infrared … [Read More...]
A Brief History of Information (as applied to Proto Labs)
By Brad Cleveland, Protomold For all its power, information can be fragile stuff. A tiny break in a thousand-mile circuit will stop it dead. A linguistic disconnect between communicators can … [Read More...]