Plastic Shapes and Stock Reference Materials

Description: The tooling option you choose affects the project budget, time-to-market, and product quality - so which method is best for your application? ...

Description: It's essential that the materials used in the devices that test, collect and analyze blood samples do not compromise - but instead protect - the blood supply used by millions. ...

Description: Explore what porous plastic means, the types of porous plastic, and what types of functions it can provide in an end product. ...

Description: In 2016, Promontory, Utah, nozzle plugs made from General Plastics' LAST-A-FOAM® FR-4300 played an important role in protecting rockets for NASA's Space Launch System (SLS). General Plastics' ...

Description: Tooling is a key technology used in aerospace, automotive, and other major industries to manufacture parts or components. Different types of tooling include work holding tools, jigs and fixtures, and ...

Description: The process of creating the tool needed to produce parts is a critical portion of the manufacturing process. It is critical enough where the quality of the finished part is dependent on choosing the ...

Description: Automation is one of the fastest upward trends in manufacturing today, from advancements in materials and machinery to robotics and 3D printing. ...

Description: Is there sustainability in plastics? This seems to be a common question throughout industry today. As the need for green materials grows in commercial construction and other industries, and ...

Description: In many industries, from automotives to agriculture, plastics are consistently proving to be an advantageous material and are presenting new solutions to common problems. From energy efficiency and ...

Description: There seems to be a common misconception among Americans that plastics are not environmentally friendly. The thinking often goes that since they are made from fossil fuels, they can't be good. ...

Description: For well over 100 years, humans have been finding new and better ways to incorporate plastic into nearly every part of daily life. ...

Description: You've most likely heard a great deal about reshoring and manufacturing by now; it's a buzzword and a popular trend, for good reason. ...

Description: Plastics are known to reduce costs and boost efficiency in a number of industries, with their countless applications and advantages. One of the industries that continues to be aided by the use of ...

Description: As the world becomes more concerned about the environment, we are starting to look at plastics in a different light. Our businesses and homes rely heavily on plastics, and it is no wonder, as it is ...

Description: What do hair combs, Barbie Dolls, car interiors, jet engine parts, and the first American flag to be planted on the moon have in common? All are made from plastics. ...

Description: There has been a lot of talk recently about the best ways to incorporate sustainability into the manufacturing industry. As the talk has spread to the building and construction industries, it should ...

Description: For the past three decades, Columbiana Hi Tech (CHT) has supported the full Nuclear Fuel Cycle, specializing in custom fabrication and specialty products for the nuclear industry. Manufactured ...

Description: For over 30 years, Pacific Research Laboratories, Inc., also known as Sawbones, has been changing the way medical practitioners train and prepare for surgery. The first and largest provider of ...

Description: EVA is a copolymer which is comprised of the monomers Ethylene C2H4 and Vinyl Acetate Monomer CH2=CHOOCCH3 conjoined to make the copolymer Ethylene Vinyl Acetate, or EVA for short. EVA lowers the seal ...

Description: From pavement to seawalls, and new bridges to decades-old railroads, many are now discovering the power and potential of plastics. ...

Description: Question: What material can a product be constructed of in order to withstand damage, abuse, harsh conditions, low temperatures, high temperatures, and everything in between? Answer: Plastic. ...

Description: Acetron GP POM-C makes for quieter and more efficient bread dough mixing. ...

Description: This article appeared in the May 11, 2006 issue of "Machine Design" magazine under the title, "No More 'Girlie Man' Gears: Advanced Polymers Let Designers Replace Metals in Large, Complex Gear Sets ...

Description: Chemical Resistance Data for Polyolefin/Standard Materials ...

Description: This page is a translator with many practical applications. Film extruders invoice by the roll, thousand square inches ( MSI ), the bag or the pound. In the final analysis, we buy pounds and sell ...

Description: Sensors and actuators used in the engine compartment are being exposed to higher temperatures, more aggressive media and more extreme thermomechanical loads than ever before. These combined stresses ...