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Calipers 102: The Basics and Beyond

Michal Grosenbach
January 6, 2021
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Calipers are an integral tool for many applications, yet they’re a tool that likely doesn’t garner much reflection. Whether you’ve been using them for years or are investing in them for the first time, here are the ins and outs of caliper design and use that you’ll want to keep in mind.


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Figure 1- Elastic strain response to a constant force.

An Introduction to Viscoelasticity Dynamic Mechanical Analysis

The development of new materials and diagnostic instruments will require a greater understanding of viscoelasticity.
Richard Gedney
February 1, 2019
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Dynamic mechanical analysis was first developed in the early to mid-1900s for determining the viscoelastic properties of plastics over a range of temperatures and test rates.


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Direct Energy Deposition additive manufacturing image. Source: BeAM

Additive Manufacturing and Inspection Difficulties

Traditional nondestructive inspections are performed much the same for additive parts, but there are some new limitations introduced by the AM methods.
Gregory James Weaver
July 8, 2018
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Additive manufacturing (AM) is one of the hottest and most revolutionary processes to come along in many years. The thought of popping a design into a machine and having a functional part come out the other side was science fiction a generation ago. We are nowhere near the Star Trek replicators, but we are closing that gap.


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Back to Basics: Tensile Testing for Rigid Plastics

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Edward McMenamin
April 2, 2018
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Regular tensile testing is important for checking rigid plastics through the entire manufacturing cycle, from the raw material to the forming process and ultimately the production part.


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Bill Carteaux to Chair the NAM’s Council of Manufacturing Associations 

January 17, 2017
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Carteaux previously served as vice chair of the CMA.


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Figure 1. Asperities making plastic contact with flat, smooth, rigid, hard plate with  load (i.e. weight), W.

If you need less sliding friction, should you make the surface rougher or smoother?

Think quick!
Donald K. Cohen Ph.D.
January 3, 2017
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How does the surface texture affect the friction between two dry parallel sliding surfaces? It turns out that this problem has challenged some of the greatest minds in science and engineering.


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SPE To Honor Achievements of Twelve Fellows of The Society at Antec 2016

March 25, 2016
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Candidates for the Fellows honor must be sponsored by an SPE division or special interest group.


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Pressure Forming Popularity Grows 10 Percent In Plastics Manufacturing

November 20, 2015
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Ray Products releases 2015 plastics manufacturing industry survey results.


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Allan Lee Joins SPE as IT Operations Manager

October 20, 2015
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Lee comes to SPE from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.


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North American Plastics Alliance Celebrates Fourth Anniversary

July 30, 2015
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 In March 2015, the Alliance welcomed its newest member, the Asociación Nacional de Industrias del Plástico. 


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