New additives and other chemicals lift productivity and performance to ever-higher levels. Asaclean-Sun Plastech Inc. (Booth S3006): Demonstrations of purging compounds for injection molding machines ...

A large lot of plastic-packaged ICs is on its way to surface-mounting. The components have passed electrical inspection, where those having functional defects were removed. They have passed optical ...

Compression molding involves forming of complex shaped components by molding of a charge of fiber reinforced prepreg bulk molding compound (BMC) under heat and high pressures. Unidirectional fiber ...

No longer is product design constrained to the property limits and performance characteristics of unmodified grades of resins. Thermoplastics that are reinforced with high-strength, high-modulus ...

Some plastic resins get blended with fillers to reduce costs. Properly used mineral fillers, however, can improve a plastic’s moldability and stability. They can also increase the plastic’s ...

Dale Brosius , Contributing Writer, Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) Composite parts are decorated for a number of reasons. In most cases, the appearance of the part ...