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- Headlines for the Next 50 Years
- Ever wonder what it would be like to get tomorrow’s newspaper today? After reviewing the most important technical developments of the past 50 years in our October issue, we asked industry experts to help us imagine the biggest headlines in plastics ...
Article Published: 12/1/2005
- Dye Sublimation Printing: Durable Color Decoration for 3D Parts
- Dye sublimation, a dye-transfer process that got its start in the 1960s for use in textiles, has advanced in recent years to provide wear-resistant, full-color surface decoration of flat objects like mouse pads and tiles.
Article Published: 9/1/2005
- Composite Coating Makes Glass Fibers Less Aggressive in Sliding, Turning Parts
- Fiber-reinforced and mineral-filled compounds are not always compatible with use in dynamic applications, where parts slide, rotate, pivot, or move across each other. "When a glass-filled part rubs against a metal surface or even a similar glas...
Article Published: 8/1/2005
- FALL ARM CONFERENCE: Rotomolders Hear New Ways To Make Better Parts, Cut Costs
- Rotomolding nylon 6 parts directly from caprolactam monomer and pulsed-air pressurization of molds to make tougher parts were new developments presented at the 29th annual Fall meeting of the Association of Rotational Molders (ARM) in Cleveland.
Article Published: 1/1/2005
- Thermoforming Innovations Displayed At SPE Annual Conference
- A twin-sheet thermoformed pallet uses PP foam as a plug assist that becomes the lightweight structural core.
Article Published: 11/1/2004
- Lasers Now Clean Molds and Parts
- They drill, cut, weld, polish, engrave, and print.
Article Published: 7/1/2004
- In-Mold Labeling: Electrostatics Are the Way to Go
- Applying a static charge to hold the label in the injection mold eliminates the need for vacuum ports that addsignificantly to the cost of making and maintaining the tool.
Article Published: 4/1/2004
- Long-Glass PP Makes InroadsIn Automotive Front Ends
- Injection molded, long-glass-reinforced polypropylene appears to be the staple of new automotive front-end systems (FES) designed with a high degree of parts integration.
Article Published: 3/30/2004
- Get to Know Lasers And Their Roles in Plastics
- Plastics processing is one of the fastest growing application areas for laser technology.
Article Published: 3/25/2004
- Tips For Injection Molders: IMD Tooling & Robotics
- Injection molders looking to get in on the IMD action should ask plenty of questions: What are the mold-design considerations?
Article Published: 3/24/2004
