When designing a part for manufacture, a crucial consideration is deciding how strong that part must be to carry out the job it will be asked to do. And with plastic parts in mind, the strength of a part can mean different things for different items. Ultimate strength For instance, if we are looking at…
When we design components or parts it is important that we consider the different types of stress that may impact their performance over time. Here are the major stress factors that can affect the behaviour of plastics: Fatigue Fatigue occurs in plastic when stress is repeatedly applied to an area. The load does not have to…
Improved practices and new technologies are making plastic injection moulding more environmentally friendly. We are often asked whether precision plastic moulding is a ‘green’ procedure. Here are Skar we believe it can be an environmentally-friendly process – our position being that working with plastics is not in itself bad for the environment. Where the problems…
Good design considers the easiest way to make a product at minimum cost and maximum reliability. It’s an expression you hear all the time. From smartphones and juicers to cars and chairs, people are always pointing out examples of “great design.” We all respond to beautiful, well-formed and well-made objects – so much so that…
There are a number of key benefits to choosing the plastic injection moulding process for your product. Here’s our top five… Wide range of properties One of the key advantages of working with plastics is that they can have distinctive properties depending on what they are being used for – maybe a product needs to…
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