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𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲'𝐬 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖𝐋𝐄𝐃𝐆𝐄 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐦 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬... 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞. The old way was rigid and led to lives of boredom and restraint. It worked for some people, but it didn't for many others. However, people don't realise that's not the way it needs to be. After all... ❌ Oracle have laid off 30,000 people this year. ❌ Amazon have eliminated 16,000 roles this year. ❌ Meta have announced job cuts of 8,000 this year. Following the linear path no longer provides the security it used to. Careers are not linear. I've learned this in my own career. I did the degree, the internship at IBM, the 'failed' first job. Backward steps and roundabout decisions... To where I am now: Co-Founder of LeverBrands. $2m ARR business in 2 years since launching. Plus, a personal brand with 105k+ follower...

𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲'𝐬 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖𝐋𝐄𝐃𝐆𝐄 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐲𝐥𝐨𝐧 Nylon fiber was developed by a DuPont research group headed by the brilliant chemist Wallace Carothers. His team was tasked with finding synthetic versions of natural products such as silk and rubber. Toward that end, they synthesized several polymers in the polyamide family (later trade named Nylon) but were not impressed with the properties of these materials. Being chemical researchers, they did not explore the processing capabilities of the new materials. The focus of their work shifted toward polyester chemistry. In 1934, a member of Carothers’ group, chemist Julian Hill, noticed that he could draw stands of fiber by prodding a moist lump of polymer with a glass rod. These fibers were intriguing because initially, they were extremely stretchy. One day, Carothers was away from the lab and the staff was free to experiment in an enter...

𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲'𝐬 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖𝐋𝐄𝐃𝐆𝐄 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 💡 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 🔹 Material Selection: The Foundation of Flawless Injection Molding In injection molding, the right material choice isn't just a step—it's the cornerstone of performance, durability, and cost-efficiency. At SCSplastic, we know that selecting the optimal plastic can make or break your project, balancing factors like strength, heat resistance, and sustainability. Why it matters: - Ensures parts meet industry standards (e.g., ISO, UL). - Minimizes defects like warping or cracking. - Supports eco-friendly designs with recyclable options. Below is a quick comparison of the top 20 common engineering plastics for injection molding, highlighting key properties like tensile strength, heat deflection temperature (HDT), and typical uses. This table is based on industry data from sources like DuPont, BASF, and Ensinger (2024-2025 ben...

 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲'𝐬 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖𝐋𝐄𝐃𝐆𝐄 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐇𝐮𝐠𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 Adhesives bond to surfaces — not to contamination. Dust, oils, moisture, and release agents can act as invisible barriers between the adhesive and the substrate. Even small amounts of contamination can dramatically reduce bond strength. This is why surface preparation is so important in many industrial applications. Cleaning a surface may seem like a small step, but it can completely change adhesion performance. When bonds fail unexpectedly, contamination is often the hidden cause. Before redesigning the adhesive, it’s worth examining the surface. Sometimes the simplest explanation is the correct one. Happy to discuss. source : Bhavesh Vaswani #SurfacePreparation #AdhesionScience #SelfAdhesive

  𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲'𝐬 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖𝐋𝐄𝐃𝐆𝐄 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 📊 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐯𝐬. 𝐍𝐲𝐥𝐨𝐧 𝟔 ​Sharing important findings regarding material insulation performance under wet environments (23°C). ​We compared M330F against PA6 (1011BRT) to trace how water absorption triggers a loss in insulation properties over 24 hours. ​💡 Key Takeaway: While M330F remains perfectly stable (10¹³.⁵ Ω/sq.), PA6 (1011BRT) hits a sharp inflection point within the very first hour—scaling down to 10¹¹.⁴ Ω/sq. and eventually leveling off at 10¹⁰.⁶ Ω/sq. ​Understanding these early-stage kinetics allows us to better serve applications requiring high electrical and environmental reliability. source : Sung Min (Jerome) Cho - Hyosung Chemical ​ #Polyketone #Nylon6 #ElectricalInsulation #poketone #pok #pk