- World-class injection molding: how do you
compare?
World-Class Injection Molding: How Do You Compare? What simple, objective measures can help distinguish a `world-class' plant from the rest? A survey of 380 custom plants offers several yardsticks. Are you a "world-class" molder? If not, how far do you have to go to get there? These questions are of ......
- An information source on plastics.
An Information Source on Plastics The Canadian Plastics Institute (CPI) was created by a joint initiative of The Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI) and the federal Department of Regional Industrial Expansion, to provide a technical resource for the industry. The CPI is intended to help promote technological advance in ......
- And the Survey Says . . .
Design News readers really know their engineering plastics, and some of them recently took the time to share their insights by taking part in the magazine's annual study of the engineering plastics and elastomers market. Surveys went out to design engineers who use plastics in medical, aerospace, automotive, heavy equipment, ......
- Finding new parts for plastics.
Finding New Parts for Plastics Unlike the metals that traditionally have been used in demanding applications, plastics have not been around very long. The high-performance plastics industry is barely a half century old. But choices of metals are limited to a few hundred steel, aluminum, and zinc alloys, while there ......
- A structural analysis of the significance of a set of the original TQM measurement items in information systems function
HEADNOTE ABSTRACT HEADNOTE Many researchers suggested that FQM concepts are useful/valuable and applicable to all functional areas. However, the evidence of proof to the direct usage of TQM concept from literature has not been visibly documented. This paper examines the significance of a set of the original measurement items of ......
- Plastics that perform
HEADNOTE A basic understanding of material properties and processing options will help pinpoint the right polymer for complex plastic parts. The uninitiated may find the expanding volume of data for engineered plastics challenging to sort through and a bit confusing. The pressure put on plastic suppliers to constantly develop new ......
- DSM Engineering Plastics. (Tech Center Spotlight:
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DSM Engineering Plastics has long recognized the value of technical support for customers, and continues to offer extensive technical service, application development, design engineering, analytical testing and product data. Our highly skilled tech service engineers are able to assist customers in virtually all aspects of plastics technology, from material selection ......