Recently the bio-degradable plastics industry got a financial and morale boost by Bill Gates, who has invested with Philadelphia-based Renmatix, Inc., to commercialize their Plantrose technology. Microdyne Plastics has long been concerned about...
Today we often think of plastic polymers as modern magical materials brought to us in chemists labs. In reality mankind has run into this interesting material naturally for thousands of years. The ancient Mesoamericans processed a natural rubbery...
This year marks the fifth annual Manufacturing DaySM when thousands of manufacturers will promote manufacturing as a whole. Thousands of manufacturers will open their doors to students, parents, teachers and other job seekers to promote the new...
The Plastic blow molding process is a type of molding which uses air blown into malleable plastic hallow tube called a parison; like blowing up a balloon. However in the case of plastics blow molding, the plastic is restricted to the walls of the...
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...
