Clive Chen here, Senior Engineer at Rapmaf. If you design components intended to live outdoors—whether it’s the weatherstripping on a car door, the massive black

Clive Chen here, Senior Engineer at Rapmaf. If there is one material specification that lulls procurement managers and junior engineers into a false sense of

Clive Chen here, Senior Engineer at Rapmaf. If you are running a rapid prototyping lab, managing an additive manufacturing floor, or just buying filament for

Hello again. Clive Chen here, Senior Engineer at Rapmaf. If there is one debate that constantly echoes through the halls of procurement departments—whether they are

Hello again. Clive Chen here. Over my years on the engineering floor at Rapmaf, I’ve reviewed thousands of Bills of Materials (BOMs), and one material

Clive Chen here. If you read my previous guide on Polyethylene (PE), you know that standard polyolefins are the undisputed workhorses of rigid and semi-rigid

Hello, I’m Clive Chen, an engineer at Rapmaf. In the world of flexible, rubber-like materials, two names come up constantly: TPU and Silicone. You find

Hello, I’m Clive Chen, an engineer at Rapmaf. We are in the middle of a profound shift in the world of materials. You see it