Your chosen plastic/composite, is it up to the task?
As a molder, we are responsible for the processing of your part. Making sure it [...]
Do you know where you’re going to?
Do you know where you’re going to? A Billboard #1 hit by Dianna Ross back [...]
How does your molder chill?
How does your molder chill? A good question to ask when you are performing a [...]
Planning is but one piece of the puzzle: include ERP system assessment into your supplier evaluation.
As Benjamin Franklin was quoted, “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!”. [...]
What you see may not be what you get, knowing when to determine your parts are adequately stable.
Everyone involved in plastic molding knows that parts shrink as they cool. How much they [...]
Color in your product? The proof is in the mixing.
The proof is in the mixing. Resin comes in natural colors, like beige and black. [...]
Engineers Week: how do we get teens thinking STEM while looking around their everyday world?
For the naturalist minded teen, Again, during Engineers Week, how do we get teens thinking [...]
National Engineers Week: Plastics are the perfect learning tool
Seeing as it is National Engineers Week, let’s talk about what might get young adults [...]
Before your product can shine, your selection process needs to.
If your plastic housing requires a high gloss surface, you need to plan for that [...]
Why buy the cow?
That’s the old saying, “Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for [...]
Making sure the horse is before the cart.
Making sure the horse is before the cart. Assessing the mold designer as part of [...]
Transitioning Molds
Give me your tired, your poor……………* In the molding world, we sometimes can feel like [...]
You can only automate so much, people are the key, both finding new talent, and retaining old.
There is a great deal of discussion in manufacturing about job openings not being filled. [...]
The Golden Rule of plastic part design
Much has been said and written about this “golden rule,” but based on the drawings [...]
How do you get your color?
The French painter Pierre Bonnard was quoted, “Color does not add a pleasant quality to [...]