Injection-molded plastic part design is a lot like parenting. The job falls into your lap, you have zero qualifications, and yet, you are supposed to do it perfectly while blindfolded. It's difficult ...

Two leading CAD vendors have augmented their portfolios with offerings aimed at easing the design and manufacturing of injection molded parts. As part of the 2013 refresh of its digital prototyping ...

Design Thinking Plastics Part 2 continues our deep dive into how design can redefine the sustainability of plastics. In this episode, we discover how businesses and designers are putting design ...

From seasoned users to neophytes, the time is right to take a good look at CAE for plastics. This evolving technology is changing the face of molded part design and processing, and it could be the ...

The solid shape that goes in the vacuum former is called a former; the hollow part that has been vacuum formed is called a mould. Blow moulding close blow mouldingA production method where a tube of ...

Fig. 3: These conveyor belt rollers experience rolling contact fatigue during operation. Including plastic components in machinery systems that experience friction and wear results in a number of ...

The European Union’s end-of-life vehicle (ELV) legislation is fast approaching 2030, with ambitious targets set by the bloc to revolutionize the automotive industry's approach to plastics. On an ...