Among the first instruments plastics molders, extruders, and compounders are likely to consider when outfitting a new lab is a melt-flow indexer or “melt indexer.” Known as an extrusion plastometer in ...

In order to understand the benefits and drawbacks of the melt-flow-rate (MFR) test completely, it is essential to know something about how the test is carried out. The methodology is included in ASTM ...

Learn why burn rate is vital for business sustainability, how to calculate it, and what it means for future company finances.

This is the second of eight articles from our Nozzle Knowledge Series. Prefer to watch a video, click here. Flow rate, the volume of water passing through a nozzle, per unit of time, is clearly an ...

This series of articles is designed to help molders understand how a few analytical tools can help diagnose a part failure. Michael Sepe is our analyst and author. He is the technical director at ...

Learn how discounted after-tax cash flow helps evaluate real estate investments by factoring in taxes and determining profitability, essential for investment decisions.

Your baby is struggling with bottle feeding, and you’ve tried everything: You’ve sat the baby up, laid them down, changed the pacing. You may have even changed formulas trying to get your baby to eat ...