Latest Materials Videos

John D'Amico of Onvio LLC compares nitriding to carburizing gears in planetary gearboxes for hardness. 2:47

Sarah Woodard from Instron looks at material testing devices for biomedical applications. 3:52

Corey Wesnitzer from General Magnaplate Corp. shows off some new coatings for manufactured parts that improve waffle iron griddle life and keeps hot glue from sticking. 4:06

Corey Wesnitzer from General Magnaplate talks about special purpose coatings for metals with Ken Korane of MACHINE DESIGN. 4:56

David Bernstein, CEO of Trexel Inc., talks about how the Core Back manufacturing process with MuCell creates lightweight plastic parts for the auto industry and others. Jessica Shapiro conducts the interview for MACHINE DESIGN. 7:16

Bird Precision's Paul Baillio outlines the creation and use of rubies for bearings and as flow monitor orifices to Lee Teschler of MACHINE DESIGN. 6:13

Shawn Lee from SABIC Innovative Plastics and Rick Baron of Vitality Food Service discuss their partnership to develop a new coffee dispensing pump that combines silicone with injection molding. 8:03

Richard Goshgarian from Instron Corp. demonstrates the operation of a video extensometer, a destructive test for measuring plastic tensile strength. 5:45

Tom Furey from Industramark explains the advantages of using in-mold printing of plastic parts to Jessica Shapiro of MACHINE DESIGN. 6:54

Lee Teschler of Machine Design magazine talks with Jeff Thompson of Phillips Plastic Corp. about the use of plastic in medical devices. 6:44