White Papers Polymer Material Characterization – Tier I Whether you are a designer, manufacturer, or end user of polymeric products, the question is…Richie Anfinsen, B.S.April 27, 2023
White Papers Polymer Material Characterization – Tier III Figure 1 – Diagram showing the levels of characterization and the frequency that the analysis…Richie Anfinsen, B.S.April 27, 2023
White Papers ECTFE Properties Recently, I worked on a failure analysis of a part injection molded from a poly(ethylene:chlorotrifluoroethylene)…Jeffrey A. JansenApril 27, 2023
White Papers 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
White Papers Accounting for Non-linearity in Plastic Part Design Validation The ability to virtually validate a plastic part design has become an important tool for…Erik Foltz, M.S.March 29, 2023
White Papers Control your Destiny: The Importance of Considering Manufacturing When Optimizing Fiber Reinforced Plastic Composite Parts Authored by Erik Foltz and Tom Hansen It is well-known that fiber reinforced plastics, or…Erik Foltz, M.S.March 24, 2023
White Papers Optimizing Strength and Stiffness of a Plastic Part Authored by Tom Hansen and Melissa Kurtz There are several ways in which the strength…Tom Hansen, M.S.March 24, 2023
White Papers 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
White Papers 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
Publications Failure Analysis of Gasoline Storage Assemblies This paper was originally published and presented at The Society of Plastics Engineers’ ANTEC in…Jeffrey A. JansenMarch 21, 2023