One of the major strengths of polymer resins in injection molding is the staggering array of plastics to choose from in the use of your part molds. There are plastics that are flexible, rigid, transparent, heat-resistant, strong, and other characteristics. Today we’re talking about another exciting feature: they are also combinable. Much like with metals, polymers can be combined to make new blended plastics with both or new strengths. Let’s go over three of the most popular resin combinations for plastic injection molding and where to go from there.
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The Effects of Hydrocarbon Restrictions on Plastic Injection Molding
With the new year, it’s important to look back on the shortages of last year, their sources, and what they mean for 2023. While these last few years we’ve felt numerous shortages due to the pandemic and labor shortages, in 2022 we saw a new one with the outbreak of war between Russia and Ukraine causing a shakeup of hydrocarbon restrictions—specifically natural gas and other derived chemicals—through both sanctions and the ripple effects of the conflict.
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