by Ron Kosmalski, sales manager, Clean Air Technology, Inc. From electronics to medical applications to automotive interiors, avoiding the surface mars or product contamination that can happen in everyday manufacturing environments is the job of a cleanroom. Cleanrooms are used in practically every industry where small particles can adversely affect the manufacturing … [Read more...] about Adding a Cleanroom for Decorating and Assembly
2016 Oct/Nov
Association News
Letter from the Chair To understand something, it is important to be able to define what it is. So, what is plastic decoration and assembly? Equally, or more important, why do we decorate or join plastic parts? As a working definition and in a broad sense, it is the collection of secondary operations we apply to our plastic parts to improve their performance or to meet … [Read more...] about Association News
Q&A: Electromagnetic Welding of Plastics
by Steven M. Chookazian, Emabond Solutions, LLC What is electromagnetic welding? Electromagnetic welding, also more commonly known as the Emabond Process, is a design and assembly method that provides a simple, rapid and reliable assembly technique to produce structural, hermetic or high-pressure welds on most thermoplastic materials and TPEs. It employs the basic principles … [Read more...] about Q&A: Electromagnetic Welding of Plastics
Regulatory Impact on the Plastics Industry
by Robert F. Helminiak, vice president of Science and Regulatory Affairs, SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association The plastics industry is facing a busy time in the regulatory world – including federal, state, international and local regulations. The industry has to comply with plastic industry-specific regulations, as well as general manufacturing and industry … [Read more...] about Regulatory Impact on the Plastics Industry
Soft-Touch Paint Gaining Market Share
by Patrick Smith and Nick Strauss, Graco, Inc. It seems that end users spanning across multiple industries just can’t keep their hands off soft touch. So much, in fact, that according to a study by Future Market Insights, “The global soft-touch polyurethane coatings market is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 7.2 percent from 2015-2025.” So, what is so … [Read more...] about Soft-Touch Paint Gaining Market Share