Tech Watch: TOSH’s Logica 05.5 Pad Printer
by Lara Copeland, contributing editor
Pad printing, a printing process that transfers 2D images onto 3D objects, extends into every sector and is used on...
Utilizing Dynamic Hold Capability of Servo-Driven Ultrasonic Welders
by Alex Savitski, Ph.D.; Hardik Pathak; Leo Klinstein; Kenneth Holt; and David Cermak; Dukane IAS, LLC
Ultrasonic welding of thermoplastics is widely used by many...
2017 IMDA Award Winners
The In-Mold Decorating Association is a trade association representing molders, printers, material suppliers, equipment suppliers and others committed to the development and growth of...
3D-Printed Plastic Parts: To Weld or Not to Weld?
by Trevor Larcheveque, Branson Ultrasonics Corp.
3D printing (3DP) now is widely adopted for prototyping and developing new product designs because it allows plastic component...
Association News
Once every three years, an extraordinary opportunity comes along. It is the joint meeting of the National Plastics Exposition (NPE) and the Society of...
Be a Force Multiplier: Accomplishing More with Existing Resources
by Elizabeth McCormick, former US Army Black Hawk pilot, author and speaker
The US Department of Defense defines "force multiplier" as a capability added or...
Best Practices for Painting Plastics
by Patrick Smith and Nick Strauss, Graco Inc.
Plastics can be challenging materials to decorate. Different surface properties, lower surface energies and lower polarities are...
Bling Appeal: ZoMazz Ups Its Game with Embedded Crystals
by Brittany Willes, contributing writer
"There are a lot of consumer products which incorporate crystals with plastic parts, but in almost every case it involves...
Fiber Lasers: Selection and Additives
by Scott Sabreen, president, The Sabreen Group Inc.
Editor's Note: In this Technology feature, Scott Sabreen tackles two topics related to fiber lasers: selection of...
In-Mold Labeling and the Role of Static Generation
by Stewart Gordon-Smith, business development manager, Meech International
In the eye of the consumer, the packaging of a product plays a fundamental role in the...
