CONSIDERATIONS FOR MATERIAL SELECTION
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MATERIAL SELECTION Material selection is aided by answering a few key questions about your product, so you can begin to narrow down your options. What will the product be [...]
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MATERIAL SELECTION Material selection is aided by answering a few key questions about your product, so you can begin to narrow down your options. What will the product be [...]
As you’re designing new parts, there are a variety of different factors that you’ll need to consider to prepare for production. One of the most important decisions you’ll make during product development is what kind [...]
When it comes to your plastic parts, you hear a lot about the importance of material selection. And, while it can seem confusing at first, the truth is proper material selection can make a BIG [...]
CARBON FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE APPLICATIONS Carbon fiber has long been a popular choice for manufacturing components that are set to undergo extreme environmental stress. Aerospace and Defense products in particular have taken advantage of the [...]
KASO engineers were recently challenged with finding a new material solution for Werner Paddles—makers of some of the world’s finest kayak, canoe and stand-up paddles—ultimately finding their solution in a very unlikely place: carbon fiber [...]
Carbon fiber reinforced plastic is a material that's been used for products that experience extreme environmental stress (like those conditions found in Aerospace and high-performance Automotive uses) for years, but new applications for the incredibly [...]
KASO Plastics engineers and custom compounder RTP Company teamed up recently to assist Werner Paddles when the company began to experience aesthetic issues with its kayak paddle blades. After experimenting with more than a dozen [...]