Oh, nylon…the material of choice for so many.  Chemists at Dupont developed it in the early 1930’s. This trusty polymer is an excellent material for a wide variety of applications.  For many customers new to the vast world of plastics it tends to be the default choice. Nylon may seem like a safe multipurpose material pick. However, one must always carefully consider the requirements of a project when considering a material for

Resin Identification Codes or RIC were first introduced in 1988 as the “Voluntary Plastic Container Coding System” by The Society of the Plastics Industry (now called the Plastics Industry Association). The intent was to make it easier to identify what plastic objects were made of. Thus the codes made it easier to know whether to either recycle or dispose of them. However, since 2008 the codes have been administered by