Testing
Laser Scanning Saves Time and Money for Digitizing Parts and Molds
Blow molded product designers and moldmakers are finding laser scanning to be a fast, accurate, and cost-effective method to replicate molds and create new designs for highly contoured and complex parts such as beverage bottles.
Read More3D Part Inspection Is a Snapshot Away
A non-contact inspection system uses digital photography for accurate three-dimensional measurement of plastic parts.
Read MoreWhat to See at NPE 2006:Testing and QC
There’s never been a better time to outfit your lab or QC inspectors with testing and measuring instruments.
Read MoreNPE 2006 News Flash
Injection MoldingSimplified Hot Runners Save Time & CostA new lower-cost hot-runner alternative to valve gating is suited to less critical cosmetic applications where users need predictable and reliable gate opening but not sequential gate operation.
Read MoreNanocomposites Do More With Less
For skeptics who may doubt that nanocomposites have yet proven themselves commercially viable materials, last year’s Nanocomposites 2005 Conference in San Francisco presented plenty of evidence that “nanos” are beginning to live up to their promise.
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Stress: Diagnose It Before It Ruins Your Parts
Residual stress is an inherent result of plastics manufacturing processes and occurs when molten polymer is cooled and shaped.
Read MoreNovel Rheometer Tells More About Thermoplastic Processing Behavior
A unique type of oscillating-die rheometer, first unveiled in 1999 for analyzing thermosets and composites, has now been upgraded for testing polyolefins and other thermoplastics.
Read MoreAutomated Assembly Integrates Leak Testing For Lower Cost, Higher Output
Integration of leak testing into a fully automated assembly system proved to be a boon for San Diego-based Gen-Probe, Inc., a pioneer in genetic diagnostics for disease testing.
Read MoreNow It's Here: An Objective Test of Masterbatch Dispersion
There's a new grading system for color concentrates and additive masterbatches.
Read MoreCompounders: Now You Can Monitor Color Inside the Extruder!
If you're compounding colors, there's no need to keep running pellet samples to the lab for periodic quality checks.
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