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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Very few plastics can be recycled without a loss in performance or aesthetics because of the various additives, like dyes, fillers or flame retardants, in them. However, a team of researchers at the U ...

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 ...