materials

Color and Appearance in Plastics

The appearance of a molded plastic part is often an important design element. While this involves color, it also involves gloss and texture.

Material Selection for Optimal Toughness

Toughness describes the ability of a material to withstand sudden impact

Cyclitech 2016 Conference

Bicycles have unique performance requirements, which makes material selection challenging, especially when using thermoplastics.

A Primer on Performance Plastics

Performance Plastics are not the cheap plastics your grandmother complained about – they are high performance materials that can do mind boggling things.

Shipping Pallets made from Recycled Plastic?

Pallets manufactured using 100% mixed waste plastic as a material source. Now this is news that will make you smile!

Should You Use Re-Grind?

Using re-grind in the injection molding process essentially means you are using a resin blend. The end result can be a mangy mutt, an elegant Bordeaux, or something in between.

The Four Horsemen of the Plastic Apocalypse

Temperature, Chemicals, Radiation, and Time - all of them can wreak havoc on plastics

The Dog Days of Summer

Unlike many other materials, thermoplastic materials have a unique relationship with heat.

PET Ponderings

some musings on music, poetry, works of art, and plastics

NPE 2015 Insights: Selecting the Right Process

Sometimes, how you are going to make something is often just as important as what material you are using.