Plastics professionals understand the basic differences between blow molding versus injection molding; however, many plastic buyers and users are not always sure of the difference. The primary difference is the kind of product that is being...
Microdyne recently was honored by a feature article in Plastics News the world’s largest plastics industries’ publication. Founder Ron Brown succumbed to cancer last fall at 82, still working well into 2015. The company is in good hands with his...
“The Future is ‘Plastics’” was uttered nearly 50 years ago now in the watershed movie. The Graduate. While its various story complexities have been explored over the years, people still talk about the duality of the meaning, then . . . and now...
When you have a need for a custom plastic container, think about using a blow mold design. Blow molding is a very flexible manufacturing process used to make hollow plastic containers at an affordable price. There are actually 3 ways to develop a...
Injection molded plastic products started to be manufactured as far back as 1872, when the first injection molding patent was issued to John and Isaiah Hyatt. Their invention worked like a large hypodermic needle that injected melted plastic into...
At the core of blow molding plastics sits the invaluable ability to create and develop parts and containers of any size or shape. We’re talking about components made to order, meeting detailed specifications all at a low cost. Throughout our...
In recent years, there has been significantly more talk about local manufacturing and buying. These practices benefit our economy in numerous ways, especially for the obvious reason that we are keeping our profits in our country. This directly...
Water department officials are dumping millions of black plastic balls into the Los Angeles drinking supply, making the surface of the city’s reservoirs look like a ball pit at the local indoor playground. But these balls are not for child’s...
In order to manufacture specialized, micro-precision plastic parts for medical, food, packaging, automobile or electronic industries, casting cavities that produce the complex molds must be tooled. Tooling includes shaping and producing the metal...
If you have ever looked on the bottom of your plastic water bottle you have probably noticed the triangular symbol that looks like a recycling code. The numerical codes found on plastic products are actually related to the composition of the...
Each plastic part requires a specific manufacturing process which can be significantly different from one product to another. Injection molding is used to manufacture solid components while blow molding is used to make plastic products with...
The growing applications of 3D printing are rapidly opening up a new world of possibilities for the plastics manufacturing industry. 3D printing is also called additive manufacturing because it uses digital design data to “print” or build layers...
