Plastics/Elastomers/TPE

ASSOCIATION REPORT: PLASTICS

Bioplastics: An Increasingly Durable & Sustainable Solution

August 8, 2018

The first man-made plastic—created in 1862 as a substitute for the ivory used to make billiard balls—was a bioplastic. Over the last 156 years, the plastics industry has continued to innovate with bioplastics, expanding their properties and the feedstocks from which they come.

Figure 7: Infrared weld tooling featuring contoured infrared technology. Source: CIT Catalog

Understanding and selecting the right process for plastic part assembly, Part II

Once you’ve had an opportunity to review plastic part assembly and joining options, you can finish out the selection process with some guidelines in mind.

July 1, 2017

Plastic welding isn't one technology - the term encompasses a range of joining technologies that continue to evolve to meet a wide range of assembly needs.

Understanding and selecting the right process for plastic part assembly

The key variables in assembly and joining operations continue to evolve rapidly.

June 1, 2017

Whether you’re choosing an assembly method for a newly developed product or reevaluating the effectiveness of a current assembly method in light of a change in product design, materials, or production mix, the thought process you’re undertaking is important.