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Thermoplastic Material Selection, Part and Mold Design Guide, Part Design Tech Papers

This section contains a variety of brochures, guides, technical papers and overviews to help you in the design of your thermoplastic parts and molds, and the processing of those parts.

ABCs of Material Selection

ABCs of Material Selection

Thermoplastic Part Design

Thermoplastic Part Design

Thermoplastic Snap-Fit Joint Design

Thermoplastic Snap-Fit Joint Design

Thermoplastic Mold Design

Thermoplastic Mold Design

Design Technical Papers

Design Technical Papers


		Mold Cooling A Hot New Way to Cool Your Molds - Introducing Contura, a quantum leap in mold cooling design. Contura technology involves a thermal management system with cooling channels following the part shape. By allowing a much faster and more precise transfer of heat, Contura achieves cooling times close to the limits of what is physically possible. Please login to view document.



		Shrinkage A guide to understanding and estimating shrinkage and distortion in your plastic molded parts. Please login to view document.



		Prototypes A primer on the various means to produce prototypes of your part designs. Please login to view document.



		Thin Wall Parts An introduction to thin-wall technology, which can cut material use, optimize cycle time and help to miniaturize your part. Please login to view document.