Researchers found that combining manganese-based desiccants with nitrogen and oxygen ligands significantly reduces the drying time of tung oil. Although manganese-based driers with nitrogen- or oxygen-containing ligands can accelerate the …
Hot Runner vs. Cold Runner Molds
Time to read: 4 min Injection molding is a widely used process to produce consumer goods from plastic, and many of our manufactured products are injection molded. From auto parts …
Holy FBD, Batman! Using Engineering Analysis to Improve Your Designs
Time to read: 9 min A new engineer, I was getting used to the “excitement” of cubicle life when something (finally) happened. We’d stiffened part of our flow meters a …
High-Speed Prototyping, High-Performing Parts
Time to read: 5 min Why Automotive Companies Partner with Fictiv for Injection Molding Plastic materials were first used in the production of automotive parts as early as the 1940s …
Heraeus Precious Metals names Alfred Kochen as distribution partner
Heraeus Precious Metals, supplier of precious metal products and services, and Alfred Kochen are entering into a distribution partnership: The long-established Hamburg-based trading house will include Heraeus Precious Metals’ antimicrobial …
Hempel completes the acquisition of Farrow & Ball
Coatings manufacturer Hempel has completed the acquisition of Farrow & Ball, a luxury decorative paint and wallpaper company with an annual turnover of over EUR 100 million. Hempel acquires Farrow …
Heat Sink Design Guide & Considerations
Time to read: 13 min In a world of ever-increasing electronics, our lives are continuously impacted by devices that incorporate some sort of heat-generating circuitry. When it comes to electronics …
Maxwell: “Champions League? It could be ours”
In an extensive interview with RMC, Brazilian left-back Maxwell spoke about the imminent end of his career and possible Champions League glory with PSG. Are PSG stronger than last year? …
Which Filter Cartridge Brand is Best?
It used to be, back in the day, nearly all filter cartridges were made by Unicel and Pleatco. The pleated design was adapted from earlier patents for automotive uses – …
Novel microcapsules for the performance expansion of epoxy coatings
A recently conducted research aims to improve the protective performance of coatings in harsh corrosive conditions by using functionalised self-healing microcapsules. CeO2/PUF MCs and PUF MCs were prepared via one-step …