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Material Considerations for Elastomeric Seals – Processing

Even with the most diligent design and material selection efforts a rubber compound that is…

Melissa L. Kurtz, M.S.April 12, 2023

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Accounting for Non-linearity in Plastic Part Design Validation

Virtually validating plastic part designs through simulation has become an essential tool for engineers. It…

Erik Foltz, M.S.March 29, 2023

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Control your Destiny: The Importance of Considering Manufacturing When Optimizing Fiber Reinforced Plastic Composite Parts

It is well-known that fiber reinforced plastics, or FRP composites, offer great potential to designers…

Erik Foltz, M.S.March 24, 2023

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Optimizing Strength and Stiffness of a Plastic Part

Authored by Tom Hansen and Melissa Kurtz There are several ways to go about optimizing…

Tom Hansen, M.S.March 24, 2023

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The Influence of Material Characterization for Warpage Prediction

Many articles have been written highlighting the benefits of simulating the injection molding process early…

Erik Foltz, M.S.March 21, 2023

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Failure Analysis of a Medicine Ball

This article studies the failure of a weighted medicine ball that cracked during use in…

William Aquite, Ph.D.March 21, 2023

Birefringence in transparent molded parts

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Accounting for Residual Stress in Injection Molded Parts

Injection molding has been the dominant process for producing complex, tight tolerance plastic parts. The…

Erik Foltz, M.S.February 15, 2023

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How Strong is Your Material?

Do you know the true strength of your material? With plastics, that is a trick…

Jeffrey A. JansenJanuary 20, 2023

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Manufacturing for Performance

Figure 1: Schematic highlighting the expected ultimate strength of a glass-reinforced nylon 6/6 (PA 6/6)…

Erik Foltz, M.S.January 20, 2023

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The Importance of Crystallinity in Plastics Performance

One of the fundamental characteristics of polymeric materials is the organization of their molecular structure.…

Jeffrey A. JansenJanuary 19, 2023

Material Considerations for Elastomeric Seals – Processing

Accounting for Non-linearity in Plastic Part Design Validation

Control your Destiny: The Importance of Considering Manufacturing When Optimizing Fiber Reinforced Plastic Composite Parts

Optimizing Strength and Stiffness of a Plastic Part

The Influence of Material Characterization for Warpage Prediction

Failure Analysis of a Medicine Ball

Accounting for Residual Stress in Injection Molded Parts

How Strong is Your Material?

Manufacturing for Performance

The Importance of Crystallinity in Plastics Performance

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