PEEK: An All-Star in Plastics Engineering
It has been 45 years this November since British chemical manufacturing giant Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) filed their patent for what is now one of the most adaptable and robust…
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Manufacturing Success With Contract Manufacturing
The path to success varies from company to company. Regardless of the road chosen, efficiency, innovation, and strategic partnerships play crucial roles for any business model that seeks to thrive…
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Get On the Level with Level Sensors
You might not realize it, but level sensors play a critical role in our lives. Despite this, their functionality often relegates them to background processes, unseen and unnoticed. As a…
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The Lathe: A Powerhouse Spanning Millenia
Across time and history, human beings have striven to understand and shape the world around us so that we might improve the quality of our lives: advancements in medicine for…
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Lights-Out Machining: A Modern Manufacturing MVP
A Lens To The Past Ford Assembly Line, 1913, via WikiCommons “Machines were devised not to do a man out of a job, but to take the heavy labor from…
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The Magic of Flow Cytometry
What Is Flow Cytometry? Flow cytometry is a method for counting and analyzing cells in a liquid suspension. Within a flow cytometer, lasers are a catalyst for creating quantifiable data…
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The Advantages of Plastics in Modern Industries
The Advantages of Plastics in Modern Industries A versatile alternative Plastics offer a wide range of benefits across many industries. From improved design flexibility to reduced cost and enhanced performance,…
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How to Design a Diffusion Bonded Manifold in 8 Steps
Step 1: Define the Purpose Defining the purpose of a manifold may seem like an over-simplification but it really helps to start with, “Why do I need a manifold?” In…
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How to prevent stress cracking and crazing in Acrylic (PMMA) & other plastics
What is stress cracking in plastics? Stress cracking is an internal or external crack in a plastic caused by tensile stresses, which can be either an applied stress or a…
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