That Plastics Guy
Join host Kurt Stahle, “That Plastics Guy”, as he shares his knowledge and four decades of plastics industry experience with you; discussing, informing, interviewing, and having fun along the way.
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- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 12 minutes
- Episodes
- 113
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Tech Tip Friday - Proper Draft Angle
Today's Tech Tip Friday is a quick overview of the importance of draft angles when designing a part and then designing the mold to make it. Set your team up for success and ensure the draft angle is…
Tech Tip Friday - The Check Ring
Today's Tech Tip discusses the importance of the check ring and what can happen when it fails.
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Tech Series - Diving into Colour Dispersion
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Tech Tip Friday - Gate Placement
Welcome to a new segment on the channel - "Tech Tip Friday"!
I'll share a technical take away from a current project that could help you with your tooling, processing, or materials selection.
Short, sw…
Tech Series - Water Soluble Resins, the ECOrrect Way!
The innovative product development of Bindi Patel, founder and director of ECOrrect Pvt. Ltd., takes us one step further to a sustainable future.
In this episode, Kurt and Bindi discuss what inspired …
Tech Series - Silaplast - The Additive with a Difference
Join Kurt as he interviews Dharmendra Khanolkar, CEO of ExCista Corporation, as they discuss the "mold release with more" - Silaplast.
Learn how this additive is truly different and what it can do for…
An Introduction to Injection Molding
Join Kurt as he discusses the most popular means of forming plastics; injection molding. Learn the basics of melting and conveying material, and then forming and cooling.
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The Wonderful World of Colour!
That Plastics Guy (Kurt Stahle) discusses the use of colourant in plastics. Topics covered include the importance of colour, colour temperature, basics of compounding colour, UV stabilization, and a…
Plastics 101 - Polyolefins
On this episode of "That Plastics Guy", Kurt discusses the cornerstone of the plastics industry; polyolefins. Comprised of polyethylene, polypropylene, and TPO (a special compound of the former two …
Plastics - Our Responsibility
In this episode, Kurt discusses what makes plastics a unique and versatile building block that has helped to give us the modern society that we enjoy.
Along with discussing several key advantages of p…
A Plastics Registry in Canada
In this episode, Kurt talks about a new Federal proposal for a "plastics registry" in Canada. Could this end well?
And some further thoughts for the 2024 economic outlook.
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That Plastics Guy - Trailer
Welcome to "That Plastics Guy"!
In this podcast, I'll be sharing my 4 decades of experience in the plastics industry with you. I'll be talking about topics and trends that affect our industry, eith…
Introducing "That Plastics Guy"!
Welcome to the show! In today's inaugural episode (yay!) your host, Kurt Stahle, introduces himself and talks about his plastics background. From family business, to corporate career, to entreprene…