Materials / Fastening

White Paper: Does your design call for a part requiring the elasticity of rubber combined with the strength and rigidity of thermoplastic?  If so, a new manufacturing technique may provide the best solution with components that offer high performance with reduced material and production costs... more

Product Catalog: Astro Met's unique advanced ceramics provide cost effective solutions to material performance problems in a wide range of demanding applications. “Amalox 68” a 99.8% alumina ceramic and “Amzirox 86” a yttria stabilized zirconia provide superior wear resistance... more

White Paper: Need a component that is hardy enough to take on high temperatures, corrosion or wear? Ceramics pay provide the ideal solution. Building on extensive Metal Injection Molding (MIM) capabilities that it has offered engineers since 1996, Phillips Plastics has now launched ceramic injection molding... more

Product Literature: RACO Ball & ACME screw Electric Actuators cover a broad range of applications, are environmentally friendly, robust & low maintenance replacements for hydraulic/pneumatic cylinders. The modular system design allows for Straight/Right-Angle/C-Design variations. Thrust up to 225,000 lbs... more

White Paper: What were two industrial designers and a mechanical engineer doing in an operating room at the Mayo Clinic?  Asked to provide industrial design services on a new surgical tool, the Phillips Plastics team needed to first understand how these instruments are used in the real world... more

White Paper: Engineers designing plastic parts enjoy plenty of alternatives when it comes to choosing colors and finishes for their products, but a new trade group believes there is still a lot to be learned about in-mold decorating. Ronald Schultz, executive director of the In-Mold Decorating Association... more

White Paper: Steve Axtman, manager of Phillips Plastics Precision Decorating facility, tells engineers how to make the most of the company's extensive painting, finishing and laser techniques. It's one-stop shopping for customers that want their products to stand out from the competition... more

Case Study: Innovative material options, successful design collaborations, micro molded components as small as a pinhead, metal injection molding solutions – its true that Phillips Plastics Corporation® offers a lot more then just plastic injection molding. Learn from the best... more

Design Guide: Basic definitions for fitting selection / Dimensional tolerances and fitting. Charts for Dimension Tolerance of Linear Shafting, Regularly Used Fitting such as b9 c9 d8 d9 e7 e8 e9 f6 f7 f8 g5 g6 h5 h6 h7 h8 h9 js5 are defined in detail... more