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PTFE, also known as polytetrafluoroethylene or more popularly, Teflon, has become well known for both its high performance, but also for the unfortunate results of sloppy manufacturing. PTFE is a popular type of material with excellent physical characteristics, best among them its extremely high chemical resistance and slippery surface. However, the chemical category of Pressure […]

Amorphous thermoplastics are the more popular of the two major types of injection molding thermoplastics used today. The other type, crystalline materials, typically have higher performance capabilities and are used more often in metal replacement applications. Like crystalline materials, amorphous materials cover a gamut of options and applications in the injection molding arena. Amorphous Thermoplastics […]

We are looking at crystalline materials, among crystalline resins, common materials considered for working components in industrial applications include, Acetals, Nylons, PBTs, and a new one POK. Non-common materials, considered specialty resins are PPS, PEEK, and PI. There are others, and even cost-effective talc filled PP gets used from time to time when demands are […]

The solid model is complete, the quotes are in, the tooling order has been placed. What is there left to do? Fine tuning those minor details that won’t get addressed until tooling is being designed. Why wait until now to do this? No one wants to invest time in these technical issues until they know […]