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Thermoset Composites
in reinforced form are phenolics, silicones, and polyimides. can be molded by any process used for thermosetting resins. They can be cured at room temperature and atmospheric pressure, or at temperatures to 350 F and under higher pressure. These resins offer a balance of low cost and ease of handling, along
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Paintless parts
Insert-molded films can put weather-resistant, Class-A skins on large plastic components. Designers used to transforming metal parts into plastic might be intrigued by the idea of getting a glossy, weather-resistant, "Class A" surface straight from the injection mold. That's because painting
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Backlighting Options (.pdf)
panel can reduce the tactile feel. These devices are made by encapsulating LED chips on. of the dome switches. axial lead frames to form molded epoxy subminiature. lamp packages. Some LEDs have high light output for. Design considerations. use outdoors, making them easily seen in direct sunlight
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Panduit Laboratories: Choosing the Best Ferrule Material for Your Network Application (.pdf)
tolerances can be molded-in and maintained over a wide variety of service conditions. The addition of filler agent to the base resin increases the rigidity, tensile strength, creep resistance (i.e., stress. relaxation over time), dimensional stability, and chemical resistance of the base material
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Plastic Enclosures Now Offer Cost-Effective Solutions for a Wide Variety of Applications: Equipment Protection, Summer 2004
Protection Magazine. ©Webcom Communications Corp., 7355 E. Orchard Road, Suite 100, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, U.S.A, Phone 720-528-3770. it provides no EMC shielding, is not suit-. designer to shield one half the enclosure. tion molded concurrently with the mold-. able for outdoors since
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Closing In With Polyurethane RIM
, N.Y., wanted to make sure its new laser-targeting system had a high-tech appearance. It used Prism CM-200 solid polyurethane RIM system to form the stylish housing. By using family or adjustable molds, Minrad produced five different molded parts from two molds. In today's medical-equipment industry
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Bonding Tape Systems for TPO Materials (.pdf)
Bonding Issues. TPO materials belong to the larger group of TPE's or Thermoplastic Elastomers. As. such they come in many formulations and can be molded into parts with different surface. finishes. TPO's (ThermoPlastic Olefins) are copolymers of ethylene, butadiene, and. polypropylene which
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MICRO:Product Technology News (Feb 99)
Hyperion Catalysis International Cambridge, MA Conductive plastic resins filled with graphite Fibril nanofibers can be used in molded cleanroom tools such as wafer trays, bar code scanners, and tweezers. The resins produce a nonsloughing, glossy surface with low outgassing levels. The nanofibers