Material ConneXion
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Sustainability, circular economy, circularity and sourcing location now affect all of our material and product choices. Beyond the regulatory compliance to ensure sustainability certifications, there …
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Each month, our research team juries in new materials into our material database. Here are five of our favorite and selections from this month: 1. Celium™ MC# - 1132701 Manufacturer: …
Each month, our research team juries in new materials into our material database. Here are five of our favorite and selections from this month: SUKANO ® PHA Color Masterbatches Manufacturer: …
Dimensional stability refers to a material’s ability to maintain its shape when exposed to environmental conditions such as temperature and humidity. Commodity are known to have low dimensional …
This week we're going to talk about the difference between water and solvent coatings. Coatings typically contain four components. Resin that provides body Additives that lend performance …
Join Andrew Dent as he goes over durable water-resistant coatings based around safe chemistry. …
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Compare and contrast the differences between thin and tick coatings and their benefits. …
Design for disassembly (DfD) is a design methodology that considers a product or structure’s end-of-life, such that it can be repaired, refurbished, or recycled following its intended use. Moreover, …
Materiality is the notion that the physical properties of a product influences how the product is used. Moreover, materiality may refer to the end-uses of a material in product …
Even well-known materials evolve! In this seminar with Dr. Andrew Dent, we explore the wide range of applications and improvements even the most well-known materials have undergone in the last decade …
Effective design saves time and money - and taking manufacturability into consideration when designing will maximize your speed and efficiency. While the materials, themselves, are important, …
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Biomanufacturing is the practice of artificially deriving material from a biological source. In practice, manufacturers use this processing method to transform renewable feedstocks from nature into …
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