These articles from our Applications Notebook contain 200+ case studies of how RTP Company specialty compounds have been used to solve real world application problems. Discover the performance, design, and molding considerations that led to specifying a material from our wide selection of value-added thermoplastic compounds.

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The Means To The Ends

Anywhere there are utility line workers repairing high voltage power lines, you’re likely to see insulated safety blankets. And anywhere you see insulated safety blankets, you’ll see plastic clamps—or “diaper pins” in the informal industry vernacular— holding them in place.

Plastic Master Cylinder Lowers Costs

Hydraulic brake systems for trailers are only one of the many items that Demco-Dethmers Manufacturing Company has been manufacturing for years.

Fastening Tool

Lighter, Faster and Cheaper. Vertex Fasteners Inc. received these comments while conducting research on fastening tools for the bedding and furniture industry.

Robotics Gearbox

As a volunteer mentor for the FIRST® robotics competitions, Andy Baker saw a wide disparity among teams — not in talent, but in the access they had to resources that would help them bring their ideas to life.

Wind Turbine Blades

Producing electricity using wind power has been reinvigorated due to its numerous environmental advantages over burning fossil fuels.

Door Carrier Module

Michigan-based NetShape International is one of the largest injection molders in the automotive arena...

Master Cylinder

Hydraulic brake systems for trailers are only one of the many items that Demco-Dethmers Manufacturing Company has been manufacturing for years.