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    Optical quality plastic components

    Does anyone out there have experience of optical quality injection moulded plastic component design and manufacture. I am having problems achieving good quality - i.e. component without macroscopic distortions - component is a hemisphere of 5mm wall thickness and an internal radius of approx...
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    optical tooling for plastic parts

    I am currently developing optical quality parts in polycarbonate for a bespoke application.<br> <br> The part in question is a dome - used to house a camera. The 1st off tooling samples in optical grade polycarbonate exhibited macroscopic optical distortion as have the samples following some...
  3. Stella

    Optical quality injection moulded components

    I am currently developing optical quality parts in polycarbonate for a bespoke application.<br> <br> The part in question is a dome - used to house a camera. The 1st off tooling samples in optical grade polycarbonate exhibited macroscopic optical distortion as have the samples following some...
  4. Stella

    Metallic paint finishes on plastic components

    I am trying to identify the exact process or possible processes by which a PC PBT polymer can be sprayed with a metallic paint finish, best described as:<br> <br> A metallic car paint finish<br> A metallic lustre with depth - a base coat with 1 or 2 layers of laquer applied<br> <br> It is a...

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