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She spent two years taking care of the ‘perfect plant.’ Then, she realized it’s plastic

"I feel like these last two years have been a lie."

How Material is Chosen for Different CNC Machining Applications

What CNC machining strategy should you use? Let's explore the three most common CNC machining strategies to help guide you.

How ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities’ Makeup Pros Made Curious and Chilling Creatures

Prosthetics department head Sean Sansom and makeup designer Mike Hill discuss the enormous task of creating the monsters for the Netflix series.

Hippies gave us wonderful things, but they left an evil legacy too

There’s an incredibly addictive old iPhone game called Doodle God where you effectively invent civilisation from scratch by combining basic elements. So, for example, water plus lava creates steam.

Guidelines for Prototyping Your Plastic Injection Molded Component

A prototype helps designers tweak their designs to ensure the plastic injection molded component will meet the customers expectations.

5 Smart Ways to Choose the Right Resin Material

Plastic resins can be used to create parts in an array of shapes, forms, and colors. They can be sprayed, dipped, glazed, or molded for the desired outcome.

How to Manufacture a Perfect Injection Molded Plastic Part

This eBook from The Rodon Group focuses on how to manufacture a perfect plastic part

Top 6 Tips to Move Your Plastic Injection Molds to a New Supplier

There are many reasons to move your injection molds to another vendor, review these 6 tips to make moving your injection molds to another vendor seamless.

B A Die Mold celebrates 50 years building 'badass' molds for intricate plastic parts

More than just a moldmaker, B A Die Mold (Aurora, IL) is also the inventor of the patented PERC system for unscrewing molds.

Mold Star™ Series, Easy to Use Silicone Mold Rubber

5 Design Rules for Problem Free Injection Molded Plastic Parts

Plastic part performance and cost can be significantly enhanced by proper part design features. Read the blog to learn injection molded plastic parts design

How To Mold and Cast a Resin Sculpture

Learn how to mold and cast a backlit bust of the infamous Marvel character, Ghost Rider.

Make Mold Cooling Easy and Effective

Strategies for designing an effective cooling system with less time and effort.

What is Insert Molding for Plastic Components?

Insert injection molding combines metal and plastic components into a single unit. Insert molding provides parts with greater part strength.

7 Reasons to Choose UPM for Your Custom Injection Molding

Universal Plastic Mold is the West Coast's leading choice for custom injection molding. Learn what sets UPM apart and how we serve our customers better.

Texturing Molds for Thermoplastics: Factors for Success

Factors to consider when selecting a texture or grain for a thermoplastic mold or die.

Plastic Injection Molding Trends and Innovative 5-axis Mold Manufacturing Solutions

Date<br>Location:<br>Consumer demands, trends and industry ESG goals are driving manufacturers to innovate their plastic production chain leading to realignment across complete plastic industry value chain from product conception, design, manufacturing, usage and disposing. This offers both opportunity and challenges for Plastic Injection Mold Manufacturers to innovate their operation to capitalize on these challenges and reap long-term benefits.<br>Recent trends in plastic injection molded consumer…

Why Is Mold Making So Hard?

There is a lot of shroud and mystery around the process of tool and mold making. Creating molds for production is one of the more pricey investments a business can make, though it will save time and money down the road. So, why is mold making so hard? A lot of the mystery comes from …

Increased Adoption of Lightweight Rigid Plastics to Reduce Transportation Costs

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the