White Papers When Standard Environmental Stress Crack Resistance (ESCR) Testing Falls Short A common chemical compatibility test for thermoplastic materials is a bent strip test where a…The Madison GroupJanuary 19, 2023
White Papers Glass Fiber Length Measurement for Composite Plastics Today, the plastics industry is utilizing fiber reinforcements to create composite materials that are lighter…The Madison GroupJanuary 19, 2023
White Papers Good Vibrations – A Manufacturing Introduction to Ultrasonic Welding In an era where innovation, lead times, and speed to market are critical to the…Paul Gramann, Ph.D.January 19, 2023
White Papers Importance of Specifications When Outsourcing Manufacturing It is very common to investigate failures where the cause is the use of an…Antoine Rios, Ph.D.January 19, 2023
White Papers Temperature Dependence of Plastics: The Glass Transition The molecular structure of polymeric materials leads to temperature dependency and critical thermal transitions. This…Jeffrey A. JansenJanuary 19, 2023
White Papers Identification of PVC in NBR using Thermogravimetric Analysis Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) is a common thermal analysis technique that provides composition information for polymeric…Jeffrey A. JansenJanuary 19, 2023
White Papers Proset Rubber Gasket Failure There has been a rash of failures involving chlorinated poly(vinyl chlorine)(PVC) pipes that were used…Paul Gramann, Ph.D.January 19, 2023
White Papers Design Like You Mean It: Ultrasonic Welding The success of manufacturing and assembling of plastic parts depends heavily on the design of…The Madison GroupJanuary 18, 2023
Publications Testing Beats Talking for Manufacturing Problems This article originally appeared in Appliance Manufacturer Magazine – March 2001. Failure analysis solves housing…Jeffrey A. JansenJanuary 16, 2023
White Papers Yellowing of Polycarbonate Because of the molecular structure of polycarbonate, the polymer is susceptible to yellowing through a…Jeffrey A. JansenJanuary 16, 2023