by Staff When analyzing a hot stamping system and determining the best way to hot stamp a plastic part, die mounting is not usually viewed as a critical aspect. However, with increased options in the marketplace and companies, today, watching costs and product speeds closer than ever, die mounting has become a more integral part of the hot stamping process. Die Bonding … [Read more...] about Die Mounting System Choices
2003 Apr/May
Preparing Plastics for Painting
by Scott Sabreen and Norman Roobol The processes used to apply most liquid paints to plastics are not much different than those employed for painting metals, although powdercoating is still quite unusual on plastics. Additionally, certain specific painting methods widely used on metals, such as chemical deposition (autophoretic) and electro-deposition coating, are not possible … [Read more...] about Preparing Plastics for Painting