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Articles about the various techniques for assembly plastic parts, including ultrasonic welding, snap-fits and threaded fasteners.

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Better Design Leads to Better Plastic Parts

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John Sprovieri
November 4, 2020
Rosti Group is a global injection-molding company and contract manufacturer to some of the world’s leading manufacturers in the packaging, consumer appliances, business machines, home automation, medical and automotive sectors. Once Rosti’s engineers receive the customer’s 3D product data and specifications, the clock starts ticking. What do Rosti engineers look for in a plastic part design? What are some common ways that Rosti engineers optimize parts? What are some common mistakes that engineers make when designing plastic parts? How does the intended method of assembly influence part design? Get answers to these questions and more in this exclusive interview.
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Staking for Plastic Parts Assembly

Staking for Plastic Parts Assembly

New technologies are solving challenges in staking plastic parts
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John Sprovieri
September 15, 2020
Staking is ideal for assembling plastic parts. It's quick and inexpensive. It can join dissimilar materials. It eliminates the cost of fasteners and adhesives, and it allows engineers to loosen the tolerances for molded parts.
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Aluminum Inserts For Plastic Assembly

Five Things: Assembly Fasteners

June 18, 2020
SPIROL has introduced a new series of molded-in inserts for plastic assemblies. The rugged design of the Series 63 through-hole inserts and Series 65 blind-end inserts
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Threaded Fasteners for Plastics Assembly

Threaded Fasteners for Plastics Assembly

Here are some tips, tricks and suggestions for using threaded fasteners to assemble plastic parts
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John Sprovieri
April 7, 2020

With so many ways to formulate plastic to get just the right combination of color, texture, strength and durability, it’s easy to forget how the parts will be assembled. However, if the parts will be assembled with screws, overlooking such parameters as thread style, driver speed and boss design could spell disaster on the assembly line.


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