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    Heat Seal Failures of Laminates

    Hi all, I'm looking into flexible packaging and hot sealing of laminates in particular. I'll use the example of a paper-aluminum-PE laminate. I'm aware that there are multiple ways that these seals can fail when you try to separate them. I've added an example where it fails at the weld, but...
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    Low volume token production

    Hi everyone, I'm currently looking for a suitable production method for a new product. The product itself is quite simple; it is a token with two holes and a short text message on the surface. It has both a front and a back print. Attached you will find some pictures. The current material...
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    transparent plastic tea filter - minimal discoloration & cracking

    I'm wondering what would be the best material, and whether there are coatings preventing discoloration. PC would be my personal choice for this product as it seems the most widely used transparent plastic for kitchen appliances etc., I do see quite a few measuring bekers that crack. Is it...
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    Silicone Rubber part, behavior and wall thickness

    Dear forum members, I am working on a silicone part for a new product. You should be able to push it down, and then it should stay there, until you pull it back up. I have no clue how to choose the exact shape and wall thickness, so that it is easy to do this with one hand, maybe I should have...
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    Custom Mechanical Timer

    Hi fellow forum members, I'm an Industrial Designer and I'm currently designing a product that will include an integrated timer for preparing tea. Since cost is important here, according to me, a safe bet would be a mechanical spring wound timer as you see in kitchen timers. However, I'd like a...
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    Polycarbonate Waiting booth

    I'm designing a waiting booth (for on a train station) with cruved backplates and roof. I chose polycarbonate as the material for these because of its strength and transparency. The problem hwoever is that it's not scratch and uv resistant standard. I was wondering where I could find the price...
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    moldable transparent sheet material

    I am designing a waiting booth with a curved "back plate" of 4 meters wide and 2.8 meters high attached to a frame on all four sides. According to my calculations, Polycarbonate or Acrylic is too weak to withstand strong wind without an additional vertical beam halfway. Glass might be suitable...

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