IDES
Plastics   Generics   Properties   Manufacturers   Articles   Webinars
Login to Prospector
Don't have an IDES account?
Create an account now
Home > Articles

Articles on Designing with Plastics

Share This Page Share This Page  •  Free Access to 80,000 Datasheets
Resources: Free articles on designing with plastics  |  Books on designing with plastics
Articles
When Thin is Not In
Protomold
Change is Always in the Forecast for Resin Pricing
RTi
Corn - It’s Not Just for Breakfast Anymore
Protomold
Accurately Estimating Capacity When Designing Plastic Gears
Universal Technical Systems, Inc. (UTS)
Moisture in Nylon – What's the Right Number?
Michael Sepe, Material Analyst
Metal Replacement
Michael Sepe, Material Analyst
Plastics Assembly Tools
SABIC Innovative Plastics
New World of Work (Part 1)
Michael Sepe, Material Analyst
New World of Work (Part 2)
Michael Sepe, Material Analyst
A Tour of the World of Nylon (Part 1)
Michael Sepe, Material Analyst
Incompatible Color Concentrate Carriers Meet Poor Mixing Practices
Michael Sepe, Material Analyst
Moisture in Nylon – What's the Right Number?
Michael Sepe, Material Analyst
Design Tip: Look Sharp
Protomold
Design Tip: Cams - They're Not Just for Undercuts
Protomold
Thermoplastics Chemical Compatibility
SABIC Innovative Plastics
Plastics Assembly Tools
SABIC Innovative Plastics
Form, Fit, Function & Feasibility: The Prototype as Information
Brad Cleveland, Protomold
Engineering Plastics Design Guide
BASF
Plastics Snap-fit Design Guide
BASF
By Design: Memorable Mistake That Stopped a New Product
Glenn Beall, Glenn Beall Plastics, Ltd.
A Simple Shape Creates a Complex Problem
Glenn Beall, Glenn Beall Plastics, Ltd.
A Small Part Creates a Big Problem
Glenn Beall, Glenn Beall Plastics, Ltd.
By Design: Molded Threads (Part 1)
Glenn Beall, Glenn Beall Plastics, Ltd.
Change in Material & Manufacturing Method is Troublesome
Glenn Beall, Glenn Beall Plastics, Ltd.
Playing Not Invented Here Game Costs OEMs Thousands of Dollars
Glenn Beall, Glenn Beall Plastics, Ltd.
Handling a Delicate Situation With Data
Glenn Beall, Glenn Beall Plastics, Ltd.
Part Design for Injection Molding of Thermoplastics (Book Review)
Umberto F. Catignani, Orbital Plastics Consulting Inc.
A Brief History of Information (as applied to Proto Labs)
Brad Cleveland, Protomold
Back To The Future: via Automated Toolpath Generation
Brad Cleveland, Protomold
Healthsense™ Slashes Time-to-Market with Proto Labs
Brad Cleveland, Protomold
Plastic Prototyping: How Methods Measure Up
Brad Cleveland, Protomold
Thermoplastics Design Guide
GE Plastics
Frequently Asked Plastics Design & Processing Questions
Steve Gerbig, DSM Engineering Plastics
Impacting the Success of a New Plastics Design Program
Steve Gerbig, DSM Engineering Plastics
Improving Snapfit Design (Part 1)
Chul Lee, BASF
Improving Snapfit Design (Part 2)
Chul Lee, BASF
Improving Snapfit Design (Part 3)
Chul Lee, BASF
Evaluating Plastic Color: A Combination of Art and Science
Gretchen Leighliter and Robert S. Trinklein
An Introduction to Plastic Color Theory
Bruce Mulholland, Ticona
Design Tip: Hot Tip Solves Gating Problems
Protomold
Color Control from Perception to Instrumentation
Konika Minolta
Designing with Plastics
Ticona
Getting the Most Out of Your Plastics Data
Suzie Witzler and Mike Kmetz
Moldflow Plastics Design Guide
Moldflow
Plastics Snap Fit Design Guide
BASF
Protomold - Prototyping Process
Protomold
Thermoplastics Design Guide
GE Engineeering
Why You Must Consider Continuous Heat and Atmosphere
Solvay
Ouf of Many, One: Joining Mechanical Assemblies
Protomold
Plastics Design Tip: When Things Get Rough (Texture on Plastics)
Protomold
Sliding Shutoffs
Protomold
Designing Plastic Parts for Rapid Prototyping
Quickparts
Injection Molding Design Guide
Quickparts
Choosing the Correct Thermoplastic Composite
RTP Company
Beware The Universal Color Carrier
Michael Sepe, Material Analyst
Density of Plastic: Bulk Density, Melt Density & Specific Gravity
Michael Sepe, Material Analyst
Detective Work With FTIR
Michael Sepe, Material Analyst
Fixing Brittle Nylon Product With Water
Michael Sepe, Material Analyst
Getting the Most Out of Your Plastics Data
Michael Sepe, Material Analyst
Don't Count on Robust Design to Save Plastic Parts
Michael Sepe, Material Analyst
Making Sense of Melt-Flow Rate, Melt-Volume Rate & Melt Viscosity
Michael Sepe, Material Analyst
Nonsensical Plastic Part Analysis
Michael Sepe, Material Analyst
Nucleation, Cycle Time, and Properties
Michael Sepe, Material Analyst
Physical Testing As A Plastic Failure Analysis Tool
Michael Sepe, Material Analyst
Plastic Material Selection – It's Not About Inventory
Michael Sepe, Material Analyst
Sourcing Equivalent Plastic Materials in the Global Economy
Michael Sepe, Material Analyst
Specific Gravity of Plastic
Michael Sepe, Material Analyst
The Art and Science of Metal Replacement (Part 1)
Michael Sepe, Material Analyst
The Art and Science of Metal Replacement (Part 2)
Michael Sepe, Material Analyst
The Art and Science of Metal Replacement (Part 3)
Michael Sepe, Material Analyst
The Art and Science of Metal Replacement (Part 4)
Michael Sepe, Material Analyst
The Details of Molded-in Color in Plastics
Michael Sepe, Material Analyst
The Hidden Cost of Plastics Recycling
Michael Sepe, Material Analyst
Problems & Added Cost of Running Elevated Melt Temperatures
Michael Sepe, Material Analyst
Unusual Melt-Flow-Rate Results (Part 1)
Michael Sepe, Material Analyst
Unusual Melt-Flow-Rate Results (Part 2)
Michael Sepe, Material Analyst
Wasting Money on Resin Analysis
Michael Sepe, Material Analyst
When Plastic Part Investigations Change Direction
Michael Sepe, Material Analyst
Joining of Plastics (Book Review)
Vishu Shah, Consultek
Runner and Gating Design Handbook (Book Review)
Vishu Shah, Consultek
Selecting Injection Molds (Book Review)
Vishu Shah, Consultek
Why Plastics Fail (Part 1)
Vishu Shah, Consultek
Why Plastics Fail (Part 2)
Vishu Shah, Consultek
Why Plastics Fail (Part 3)
Vishu Shah, Consultek
Why Plastics Fail (Part 4)
Vishu Shah, Consultek
Switching from Metals to Plastics
Z. Smith, C. McChesney & K. Fletcher, Ticona
A Design Recipe For Plastics Ribs
Solvay Advanced Polymers
Why You Must Consider Continuous Heat and Atmosphere
Solvay Advanced Polymers
Polymeric Foams & Foam Technology - 2nd Edition (Book Review)
Patrick A. Toensmeier
Engineering Plastics Design Guide
BASF
Expert Plastic Material Selection Techniques
Michael Sepe
How To Manage Plastics Stress
Solvay
Plastics Drying & Overdrying
Suhas Kulkarni, FIMMTECH
Protomold - Designing for Moldability
Protomold
Switching from Metals to Plastics
Zan Smith, Charles McChesney & Ken Fletcher, Ticona
Using and Specifying Plastic Gears
Zan Smith, Ticona & Maribeth Fletcher, Celcon

Join the IDES Network:   Email Alerts  •  Blog  •  Twitter  •  LinkedIn

Share This Page - Services - Advertise With Us - About IDES - Contact Us NA: 800-788-4668, 307-742-9227  |  EU: 0033 (0) 471 759 577 Chat ©1986- IDES