CMF — which stands for "color, material, finish" — refers to the design of the tactile, visual, and decorative qualities of products. CMF design touches on many aspects of the product …
Material Profile: DriStream
MC 929901 / DriStream by Apjet Inc. This is a plasma finishing process that allows for the specific placement and even patterning of chemistry, in order to achieve specific performance …
The Next Generation of Hydrographic Printing
Hydraulic transfer film is an infinitely customizable process that decorates and coats molded plastics and metals with more consistency and accuracy than ever before. This next-generation …
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Material (R)evolution: Design
Welcome to the last in our quarterly series of the Material (R)evolution reports, this one focusing on ‘Design’. Perhaps though, this issue could more accurately be called ‘Tools for Design’, as the …
Materials 101: Ceramics
While historically, ceramics have been associated with pottery and tiles, recent scientific advances have brought about a new generation of ceramics for high demand applications like engines and …
Materials 101: Structural Color
Surfaces can exhibit many visual attributes that include color, pattern, texture and ‘special effects’ such as interference and pearlescence. These effects are created by a combination of pigmentation …
Materials 101: Scratch Resistant
This report primarily deals with abrasion resistance of hard and soft surfaces, and scratch resistance of hard materials. Hard surfaces can be scratched in two distinct ways. Severe contact damage …
Materials Report: Color Change
Stimuli Responsive Color Change: Material ConneXion considers color change to have periphery benefits, as the technology has the ability to change consumer patterns and production as we know …
