Revolutionary process minimizes warpage in thermoplastic parts by 29%.
The article discusses making plastic parts by injecting short-fiber reinforced plastic onto long-fiber reinforced plastic bases. The researchers changed how they made the parts to improve the bond between the two plastics and reduce warping. They also used computer models to predict how much the final part would warp. The models were pretty good at predicting the temperature changes but overestimated the warping by 29%.