Due to its toughness and ductility, polypropylene (PP) is uniquely suited for a fastening and joining concept that can't easily be reproduced with other engineering thermoplastics: the integral or ...

First of all, a living hinge is not a biological entity nor does it move on its own. Think of the top of a Tic Tac container where the lid and the cover are a single piece, and the thin plastic ...

3D printed in-place mechanisms and flexures, such as living hinges, are really neat when you can get them to print correctly. But how do you actually do that? YouTuber [Slant 3D] is here with a ...

Jabil Packaging Solutions, the packaging division of Jabil Inc., introduced an innovative development in its lightweight flip-cap dispenser molded in the closed position. The dispenser is 50% lighter ...

This article continues our series of troubleshooting reports from one of the leading on-the-spot problem solvers in the molding industry. Bob Hatch is technical programs manager for resin distributor ...

Apple’s research and development team have been hard at work on a replacement hinge for the MacBook family of laptops, as revealed by the latest published patent, reports Jack Purcher at Patently ...

Apple is continuing work on a new kind of hinge design for its devices. The company has been perfecting its work here since 2013 and this week, the European Patent Office published Apple’s latest ...

Apple could potentially eliminate the plastic strip found on today’s MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops in a future redesign if it brings its patent for a living hinge to life. The MacBook maker is ...