Injection-molded plastic part design is a lot like parenting. The job falls into your lap, you have zero qualifications, and yet, you are supposed to do it perfectly while blindfolded. It's difficult ...

Michigan State University has announced a three-day in-depth automotive seminar on April 21 to 23, 2026. Topics include material selection, design procedures, processing techniques, and required ...

This free webinar, How to Automate Plastic Part Design Workflows with Fusion 360, will dive into the benefits of using the Product Design Extension within Fusion 360 from Autodesk. The session is ...

This three day in-depth automotive seminar will provide information on material selection, design procedures, processing techniques, and the assembly methods required when designing with plastics in ...

Despite its split off from the GKV association of German plastics processors earlier in the year, the Frankfurt, Germany-based TecPart plastic technical parts trade association presented winners of ...

Non-contact laser welding offers several advantages when it comes to joining one plastic part to another. It works on the principle of partial transmission which lets a laser’s light travel through ...

Plating on plastics (POP) has long been valued in the automotive industry for its ability to transform lightweight polymer parts into durable metallic finishes. Historically, these coatings were most ...

Part design entails more than just sketching a part from idea to final product – The designer’s challenge is to select a material, understand performance requirements, environmental conditions and a ...

Fig. 3: These conveyor belt rollers experience rolling contact fatigue during operation. Including plastic components in machinery systems that experience friction and wear results in a number of ...