Plastics Joining

Polymers are more alive than you may realize. There are molecules within them that wiggle, others that move from here to there, and some that permeate all the way through. Polymer properties change as all this motion is occurring. When this is not understood or anticipated during product development stages, products fail. The good news...

Polymers undergo creep and stress relaxation over long periods, which can be detrimental to the function of products in a multitude of industries. When designing devices or components that contain polymers, it is important to understand how to analyze stress relaxation vs. creep in plastic materials and develop mitigation strategies for the two phenomena. Polymer...

Over the past year, EWI has introduced new equipment to our polymers lab and broadened research and service offerings. Here's an update on the resources now available to our clients. Equipment and Capabilities In late 2023, we acquired a fully outfitted Anton Parr 702e Rheometer with multiple functions. Adaptive elements for measuring solid or melted...