Plastic is a lot easier to work with than glass, which is one of the reasons it's used so much more often. That may be about to change, though, thanks to a new process that allows glass to be ...

Researchers present a new, low-temperature method for injection-molding transparent fused silica glass, similar to how many plastic objects are manufactured. According to the authors, the process ...

Founded in 2018, German startup Glassomer GmbH specializes in the manufacture of injection-moldable quartz glass and glass parts. Glassomer has developed plastic-glass blends in pelletized form that ...

Injection molder Fosta-Tek Optics (Leominster, MA) is claiming a first for its process for molding precision military optics that match the accuracy and quality of glass optics machined via diamond ...

Creep is a time dependent deformation process that happens to materials under a certain stress level. However, with proper design and material choices, thermoplastics can be a suitable material for ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- When is injection molding the right manufacturing process for a project? According to a HelloNation article, the answer depends on several key ...