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MATERIALS ENGINEERING · OCT 31, 2026

How Hollow Glass Microspheres Reduce Density in Demanding Polymer Systems

Volume-first lightweighting, crush-strength selection, rheology, dimensional stability and process survival in demanding polymer systems.

MATERIALS ENGINEERING · AUG 05, 2026

iM16K in Aerospace Ground Equipment and Non-Critical Components

Lightweight tooling, fixtures, equipment housings and non-critical components using high-strength hollow glass microspheres.

PROCESSING · JUL 29, 2026

Why 16,000 psi Crush Strength Matters During Injection Moulding

Follow iM16K through plastication, nozzle, gate, cavity fill and pack/hold to understand why sphere survival controls real density reduction.

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Hollow Glass Microspheres MATERIALS ENGINEERING
Oct 31, 2026 15 min read

How Hollow Glass Microspheres Reduce Density in Demanding Polymer Systems

Volume-first lightweighting, crush-strength selection, rheology, dimensional stability and process survival in demanding polymer systems.

Hollow Glass Microspheres Lightweighting Injection Moulding
Aerospace Ground Equipment MATERIALS ENGINEERING
Aug 05, 2026 7 min read

iM16K in Aerospace Ground Equipment and Non-Critical Components

Lightweight tooling, fixtures, equipment housings and non-critical components using high-strength hollow glass microspheres.

iM16K Aerospace Lightweighting
Injection Moulding Machine PROCESSING
Jul 29, 2026 12 min read

Why 16,000 psi Crush Strength Matters During Injection Moulding

Follow iM16K through plastication, nozzle, gate, cavity fill and pack/hold to understand why sphere survival controls real density reduction.

Injection Moulding iM16K Crush Strength
Lightweight EV Battery Enclosure AUTOMOTIVE
Jul 22, 2026 6 min read

Lightweight EV Battery Enclosures Using iM16K Glass Microspheres

Reduce molded-part density while preserving stiffness, dimensional stability and process robustness in large EV enclosure components.

EV Battery Enclosure Microspheres
Drone Fabrication COMPOSITES
Nov 19, 2025 16 min read

Lift Light. Fly Further. Next-Gen Microspheres for Drone Fabrication

iM16K and S28HS in epoxy polymer systems for drone and unmanned-aircraft housings, fairings, battery enclosures and syntactic structures.

UAV Epoxy iM16K
Mining Industry MINING
Oct 23, 2025 15 min read

3M™ Hollow Glass Microspheres in Mining Explosives: Grade K-15

A mining-industry overview of physical sensitization, hot-spot architecture and the engineering differences between glass bubbles, perlite and gas sensitization.

K-15 Mining Sensitization
Precision Electronics Coating ELECTRONICS
Oct 14, 2025 14 min read

Precision Begins at the Surface: With SURFLON™ S-386

Surface tension, contact angle, conformal-coating wetting, functional inks and interfacial control in precision electronics formulations.

SURFLON S-386 Wetting Conformal Coating