Improving Snapfit Design (Part I) by Chul Lee, BASF

ABSTRACT: This series of articles provides a basic overview of snap-fit design types and their applications, as well as traditional and improved formulas for snap-fit strength and assembly force.

http://www.ides.com/articles/design/2007/0919_snapfit1.asp

MCP Group - New Vacuum Casting System Gives Designers Bigger Parts

www.mcp-group.com

A new vacuum casting system with increased resin capacity has been introduced to facilitate the production of thick wall section plastic prototypes. The new TR4/04 vacuum casting machine, uses two mixing robots to deliver 11kg of resin to a casting chamber of 750mm x 900mm x 750mm.

http://www.mcp-group.com/rpt/rptnews_5.html

Magnesium . com - Products / Uses

news-room market-place products data-bank forum e-mail magnesium. com Advertise with us SEARCH OUR DATABASE TO FIND OUT WHO IS USING MAGNESIUM AND FOR WHAT PURPOSE: AEROSPACE INDUSTRY brake devices, gearboxes, helicopter transmission casings, turbine engines, wheels AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY abs brake

http://www.magnesium.com/w3/uses/

Abbreviation

www.rutlandplastics.co.uk

Gears, bearings, electric kettles, plumbing fittings, valve and pump housings, automotive fuel systems POM-H Acetal Homopolymer Delrin, Hostaform, Iupital Higher rigidity and resistance to fatigue than copolymers POM-K Acetal Copolymer Delrin, Hostaform, Iupital

http://www.rutlandplastics.co.uk/materials%20summary%20table.pdf

R&R Technologies L.L.C. - custom molding capabilities

As a rule of thumb, rotomolded parts are hollow. If the application is for a part that has stability and strength along edges and corners, then rotomolding is the answer.

http://www.rrtech.com/custom.html

Plastic Material Descriptions offered by Craftech Industries

www.craftechind.com

Craftech works in hundreds of high performance plastic materials and manufactures fasteners and components by injection molding, screw machining, CNC machining.

http://www.craftechind.com/materials.htm