Radel Spotlight: From Medical Implants to Aircraft Tray Tables

Radel Spotlight: From Medical Implants to Aircraft Tray Tables

May 30, 2024

Performance Plastics, Plastics Machining

Polyphenylsulfone (PPSU) is an amorphous thermoplastic known for its exceptional properties. Developed by Solvay under the trade name Radel, PPSU has become a critical material in demanding applications across multiple…

Ultem: The Ultimate Engineering Material

May 28, 2024

Diffusion Bonded Manifold, Performance Plastics, Plastics Machining

Ultem, also known as polyetherimide (PEI), is a high-performance thermoplastic renowned for its exceptional mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties. Developed by General Electric Plastics (now SABIC), Ultem has become a…

Vespel Polyimide: The Pinnacle of High-Performance Polymers

May 22, 2024

Performance Plastics, Plastics Machining

Vespel is a high-performance polyimide material known for its exceptional physical, thermal, and chemical properties. Developed by DuPont, Vespel has become an indispensable material in various high-stress, high-temperature applications across…

PEEK: An All-Star in Plastics Engineering

November 9, 2023

Fluidics, Performance Plastics, Plastics Machining, Uncategorized

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…

CMG lean manufacturing plastics machining facility

Manufacturing Success With Contract Manufacturing

October 16, 2023

Fluidics, Performance Plastics, Plastics Machining, Uncategorized

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…

Image of Water by Daniel Sinoca via Unsplash

Get On the Level with Level Sensors

September 29, 2023

Plastics Machining, Uncategorized

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…

The Lathe: A Powerhouse Spanning Millenia

August 18, 2023

Plastics Machining, Uncategorized

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…

Lights-Out Machining: A Modern Manufacturing MVP

June 26, 2023

Plastics Machining, Uncategorized

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…

The Magic of Flow Cytometry

April 25, 2023

Fluidics, Performance Plastics, Plastics Machining

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…

The Advantages of Plastics in Modern Industries

April 5, 2023

Fluidics, Performance Plastics, Plastics Machining

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,…