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“Rip the bandage off quickly and get it over with!”

We’ve all been subjected to the discomfort of pulling a bandage...

Within a year, announced investments in U.S. electric vehicle manufacturing have tripled from $24 billion to $73...

One moment you’re carefully hand-laminating a piece of material. The next, you’re staring down a sizeable quote for...

Stop me if you’ve heard this before.

What would you say if you could receive shots painlessly over an extended period?

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You’ve finally finished designing your outdoor product when suddenly you realize you have no idea where to begin...

Suppose you were a baker designing a birthday cake, but just as you added the finishing touches, your client called to...

The other night, my roommate and I discovered an unfortunate truth about our kitchen calendar.

Every time we attempted...

What do you think is the most durable tape?

Many people use products like glue and duct tape daily to provide...

It’s been a minute of staring through the screen of a video call, but you’re still stumped. Why does the flexible...

Think about it this way: some customers order a seasonal white mocha frappuccino with two pumps of vanilla cream plus...

According to an international skin tear prevention survey, only 10% of healthcare professionals reported that their...

Roll slitting services are a lot like wedding cakes: there’s seemingly no need to understand the price breakdown until...

You’re a few minutes into your roll slitting research when you’re forced to acknowledge the burgeoning headache in your...

Suppose you’re a nurse attempting to secure a bandage at a hospital, but when you turn around, there’s only a massive...

How water-resistant does a product need to be before your company can call it “waterproof?” 

Many industrial and...

“Assuming I did place an order, when is the soonest you could have it ready?”

Urgency doesn’t always look like...

Suppose you had gotten surgery, but just as you left the hospital, you walked straight into a monsoon. 

While there...

You’re certain the moment it dawns on you: this is the next big thing.

Yet, your next task won’t be as simple as...

A few weeks ago, I was in Washington, D.C., for the Cherry Blossom Festival, and my friend and I thought we’d stop and...

Winning the lottery… eating at a Michelin-star restaurant… choosing a thermally conductive adhesive… one of these...

Have you ever paid for a service and thought, “Huh, I wonder if this IS the typical cost.”

Getting a quote without a...

Imagine sitting down for a tattoo, but the artist refuses to use a stencil because it’s ‘too expensive.’

“No way,”...

Stop me if you’ve been here before.

You’re eight hours into the family road trip. One kid pummels the back of the...

What should you do when you order die cut circles, but your converter keeps sending you Pacman cutouts? 

The...

Joining two surfaces together doesn’t sound complicated. Yet, depending on the substrates and the performance demanded...

You’re rushing out the door for work when you realize you forgot to pack your children’s lunches. Frantically, you...

You’ve reached the product development phase where you’re looking for material: congratulations! It’s time to cover...