Q&A on Drying & Over Drying Plastics
By Suhas Kulkarni, FIMMTECH Q.Should CPET be dried before extrusion of a color masterbatch for, specifically stretch blow molding of beverage bottles, to avoid cloudy parts and loss of … [Read More...]
Improving Snapfit Design (Part 1)
Paid content by BASF By Chul Lee, BASF ABSTRACT: This series of articles provides a basic overview of snapfit design types and their applications, as well as traditional and improved formulas for … [Read More...]
Importance of Determining Plastic Pressure Drop During Injection Molding
By Suhas Kulkarni, FIMMTECH As plastic flows through the different sections of the injection molding machine and the mold, because of drag and frictional effects there is a loss of the applied … [Read More...]
Improving Snapfit Design (Part 3)
Paid content by BASF By Chul Lee, BASF This is the 3rd article in a series of 5 articles by BASF Engineering Plastics on Snap-Fit design. The hope is to assist design engineers achieve better … [Read More...]