Category: Material

Choosing the wrong plastic is a big problem. You design a great mold, but the final part breaks or melts. This wastes time and money. I will show you exactly how to pick the right TPE material. This guide will help you understand every type so your parts come out

You spend months designing a great product, but what happens when it breaks or gets old? If it just goes to a landfill, you are adding to a huge global waste problem. This hurts the planet and damages your brand. The good news is you can fix this early on

You want to use eco-friendly plastics like PLA and flexible ones like TPU. But when the product life ends, recycling them is a huge headache. Traditional methods often ruin their properties, leaving you with useless scrap. The good news is that new recycling technologies are finally solving this problem. Advanced

Are you tired of seeing plastic parts end up in the trash? As mold designers, we often worry about the waste our products create. It hurts our planet and costs our companies money. But you can fix this. By changing how you pick materials and plan your designs, you can

Bio-based resins can reduce reliance on fossil feedstocks, but “bio-based,” “biodegradable” and “compostable” describe different attributes. None of those labels proves that a resin is suitable for an injection-molded product. Product teams still have to qualify heat resistance, impact, dimensional stability, moisture behavior, chemicals, appearance, processing, supply and the intended

Evaluate PLA and bio-based plastics for EV parts by heat, impact, moisture, aging, flammability, VOC, chemical exposure, molding and OEM validation.

Select high-performance injection plastics by service temperature, chemicals, wear, dimensional stability, flame, electrical needs, processing and total cost.

Compare ABS, PC, PLA, nylon and TPU for injection-molded parts by stiffness, impact, heat, chemicals, moisture, shrinkage, finish and processing risk.

Choose thermoset rubber or TPU by sealing, compression set, heat, abrasion, chemicals, geometry, tooling, production volume and lifecycle needs.

Compare TPU, the wider TPE family and TPC elastomers by abrasion, compression set, heat, chemicals, overmolding, processing and cost.

Compare PLA, PBS, PHB and starch-based plastics by feedstock, properties, molding behavior, durability, composting evidence and supply risk.

Compare PLA and PHA by stiffness, toughness, heat, moisture, injection molding, cost and verified composting or biodegradation conditions.

Compare ABS, PLA and PETG for 3D printing by heat, impact, moisture, fumes, ventilation, print behavior, durability and end-use validation.

Compare EN 71, ASTM F963 and ISO 8124 for ABS toys by market, scope, mechanical and chemical hazards, testing and certification workflow.

Use impact-modified ABS effectively by balancing low-temperature toughness, stiffness, heat, surface, weld lines, molding and vehicle-level validation.

Validate ABS automotive interior parts for flammability, heat, impact, VOC, odor, fogging, UV, chemical exposure and OEM requirements.

Compare ABS and PC/ABS for electronics by heat, impact, flammability, appearance, chemical resistance, molding, cost and product validation.

Design ABS electronics enclosures with grade- and thickness-specific flammability evidence, thermal risk analysis, molding control and product testing.