The executive team at rubber, polyurethane and plastics manufacturer Molded Dimensions believes the most effective way to grow its molding business is through acquisitions. And it's starting with the ...

Polyurethane foam can be divided into two categories, such as open-cell and closed-cell foam. The former is a plastic with incomplete cell walls and include holes through which air and liquid can ...

Resin casting videos have taken social media by storm of late. Everything from inlaid driftwood tables to fancy pens are getting the treatment. Pouring some nicely colored epoxy is straightforward ...

AZoM talks to Mitch Johnson, PhD, Senior Technical Director of General Plastics Manufacturing Co, about the many applications and benefits of polyurethane, especially for soft tooling. Could you ...

Low-cost tooling and extreme wear and abrasion resistance are some of the benefits cast urethanes can offer—properties that could serve a wide variety of end markets. But that doesn’t mean they do. “I ...

PORT WASHINGTON, Wis.—Brian Sprinkman chose an inauspicious time to take the leadership reins at Molded Dimensions L.L.C., a rubber, plastics and polyurethane injection molder based in the heart of ...

Producing composite parts with a class A finish is not the Holy Grail — there are plenty of companies that do this on a routine basis. However, doing so using resin infusion without expensive tooling ...

One of the most widely used oil-based plastics, polyurethane, is particularly hard to recycle or destroy safely. It also releases toxic chemicals into landfills. However, some microorganisms are ...

Scientists have discovered a previously unrecognized way that degradation can occur in silicone-urethane plastics that are often considered for use in medical devices. Their study could have ...