From airplane cockpits to ID cards, laser marking and engraving can be applied to a variety of products for a range of uses. Plastics Decorating sat down with Faycal Benayad-Cherif, business manager for FOBA Laser, to discuss how laser marking/engraving works, as well as issues such as the best application for use and selecting the best laser for a given application. Explain … [Read more...] about Laser Marking for Plastic Parts
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Association News: July/August 2020
Letter from the Chair I don’t believe anyone could have imagined the situation we are currently living and working in. It is so hard to predict what might happen next. What we do know, as things start improving and getting back to some type of normal, is that things cannot go back to exactly how they were – our world will be different. From our SPE Decorating & Assembly … [Read more...] about Association News: July/August 2020
Opportunities in Cannabis Packaging
by Bill Ludlow, president and CEO, CRATIV Packaging Packaging in the cannabis industry has evolved tremendously in just the past five years since Colorado began driving child-resistant (CR) packaging requirements circa 2014. Typically, as a state or nation comes online with cannabis regulations, CR packaging becomes written into law. Usually, cannabis regulations reference … [Read more...] about Opportunities in Cannabis Packaging
Companies Adjust to Hard-Hit Ad Specialties Market
by Brittany Willes, editor, Plastics Decorating As the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect the world’s economy, many industries have had to adjust they way they do business. Manufacturing industries in particular have experienced major upheaval with some sectors all but shutting down while others experience massive growth as demand for specialized items, such as personal … [Read more...] about Companies Adjust to Hard-Hit Ad Specialties Market
Laser Welding: The ‘Beautiful’ Plastics Assembly Technology
by Priyank Kishor, global product manager for non-ultrasonics, assembly technologies at Emerson There has always been a romance with the aesthetic of manufactured products, of items that are thoughtfully designed, beautifully assembled, and elegant in their function and operation. Experienced consumers with an eye for such beauty might point to a piece of ceramics, an … [Read more...] about Laser Welding: The ‘Beautiful’ Plastics Assembly Technology