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 ...

Sustainability and the COVID-19 pandemic both are playing roles in application development for plastic products. Global packaging firm Greif Inc. is using more post-consumer resin in its plastic ...

Milk Jug, produced by VEB Preßwerk Tambach and designed by IEE (1960-1964) (© Die Neue Sammlung - the Design Museum, A. Laurenzo) Klaus Kunis, "Flower watering cans ...

Mac Chen and Ed Gadasu had the same considerations when it came to their senior design project: they wanted something to round out their studies of the materials field and something that felt ...

Design engineers face continuous pressure to enhance product performance while driving down costs. For many devices, converting metal components to plastic is an effective way of achieving both goals.

Injection molded plastics have revolutionized design, innovation, and manufacturing in the 20th century. Before 1950, most products were manufactured in stamped steel, die-cast aluminum, zinc, and ...

The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR), Washington, recently announced six new packaging components eligible for its Preferred Design Recognition (PDR) program, formerly known as Meets Preferred ...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) recently launched the new and improved APR Design® Guide for Plastics Recyclability Digital Tool to commemorate its 30 th ...

Chances are sushi aficionados have left a restaurant take-out in tow and with a handful of adorable, but environmentally ...