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Originally Posted by ViR
Blackthorne, your site is the first I checked.
In terms of manufacturing, isnt it just sprinkling some phosphorous into the "bb plastic mix"?  |
I can't go into to much detail but I an say that the glow substance is actually in the mix. It's not a surface application. Injection molding is a very precise process, involving temperature, viscosity, flow rates, cooling time, material blah blah blah. Introducing a new ingredient into that process is easy. Doing proper R&D to make sure it' doesn't manifest in weirdness is allot of work and can't be taken lightly from a business perspective.
Every time we have been asked to tweak the recipe, we have had to think about things like if it will shatter, under what load, material distribution issues, mold residue issues etc.
We are working on a full line of ECO products, but PLA is a finicky material to work with at the best of times
