Blog, Manufacturing Capabilities, Material Science
While plastic injection molding remains the cornerstone of plastic components manufactured at Boyd, plastic machining is one of the many secondary capabilities available to our customers. With a dedicated and automated equipment for machining, Boyd can machine plastic...
Aerospace, Blog, Manufacturing Capabilities, Material Science
Plastic over-molding is a manufacturing process that combines two different types of plastic together to create a single part. Typically plastic over-molding involves the use of a hard plastic covered with a softer plastic that is often rubberized. Alternatively, it...
Blog, Bonding and Adhesive Systems, Engineered Materials, Material Science
Pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSA) have made it possible to permanently adhere two dissimilar substrates together. While bonding two surfaces together, there are several factors that need to be considered including surface tension and texture of the substrate, bond...