Design for manufacturing and the practical side of hardware products.
What ALPLA announced about its metal-free polypropylene foam pump, what a product designer can learn from it, and which claims still need checking before anyone relies on them.
What Aptar announced about the Novus Advance full-polyolefin cosmetic pump, which claims carry conditions, what a designer can learn from it and what is still unconfirmed.
Injection molding design rules with sourced values: wall thickness by plastic, rib and boss proportions, draft angles, corner radii, a molder's tolerance and a pre-drawing checklist.