Design

SPE, in collaboration with the SPE Injection Molding Division and the SPE Product Design & Development Division, has launched a new awards program: SPE’s IMPACT: Injection Molding Performance Awards.

How private-label packaging systems balance brand coherence, differentiation, and material constraints across diverse retail categories.

Behind every shelf decision lies a three-second battle for attention where brain patterns determine commercial success.

Reconfigurable liquid crystal elastomers use pixel-based director patterns for multi-mode shape morphing in soft robotics and adaptive surfaces.

High-temp DLP/SLA photopolymer inserts enable hybrid tooling, short-run injection molding, and faster iteration with stable, metal-like performance.

The future of plastics engineering is evolving rapidly, and K-Show 2025 in Düsseldorf showcased groundbreaking innovations that will shape the next three years.

KetaSpire PEEK surgical guides replace metal, offering lightweight, radiotransparency, and reliable sterilization for precise orthopedic surgery.

In a marketplace saturated with chromatic abundance, brands face a fundamental choice about color strategy that extends far beyond aesthetic preference.

These minimalist symbols guide billions of daily decisions, yet their sophisticated design process remains largely invisible to consumers.

E-waste leasing and product-as-a-service models cut electronic waste by improving design, take-back, lease returns, and secure recycling.