best practices
Processing/Workplace Safety Tips for Fluoropolymer Medical Tubing
Here's what you need to know and running these emerging materials for medical tubing.
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How to Collect & Interpret Process Data in Extrusion
The first installment of this three-part series focuses on proper use of a data- acquisition system.
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Precision Molding Without a QC Department?
At Prism Plastics, quality is baked into every step of the process. The result: 1 billion parts per year with a defect rate less than 1 ppm.
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Hitting the Numbers, Part 1: Communication is Key
Start with an up-front review, discussion and collaboration with the customer.
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Which Barrier Screw for You?
It depends ... mostly on the melting requirements of the polymer.
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Service & Response Drive Growth of Custom Compounder
Lanier Color has experienced an eightfold increase in 大象传媒 since 2000. Its focus on technical support and customer service help explain why.
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Gating Revisited
An overlooked factor in injection molding has outsize influence on the process and part quality.
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What Output Can I Expect?
Processors ask screw designers this question a lot. But neither output nor melt temperature can be predicted without details on the polymer and head pressure.
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Unraveling the Mysteries of Melt Temperature
Infrared technology can provide consistent and accurate readings of melt temperature. Here’s how to use it.
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Finding Root Causes of a Material Problem
Tools and methods for determining oxidative stability can be useful, but even more useful if constructed to yield the information you really need.
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