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June 7, 2010 Plastic Component Design Tips

The following are guidelines for good machined plastic component design. These are not hard rules but suggestions to maintain reasonable pricing. Exceeding the guidelines will usually result in higher effort and cost for the component.

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April 21, 2010 Plastic Stress Test Protocols

Connecticut Plastics has protocols for testing components for stress after machining. These range from total destructive testing to optical stress measurement. While not all components require annealing, there may be advantages for some materials and part configurations.

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March 18, 2010 To Achieve a Burr Free Surface Finish Takes Experience

Requirements for machined finishes below 32 are increasingly more difficult. In this range, material type and part configuration play a more dominant role.

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