{"id":2185,"date":"2013-07-19T06:04:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-19T06:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/2185-elasto-plastic-is-here-to-stay.html"},"modified":"2017-04-17T12:42:03","modified_gmt":"2017-04-17T16:42:03","slug":"elasto-plastic-is-here-to-stay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/elasto-plastic-is-here-to-stay","title":{"rendered":"Elasto Plastic is Here to Stay"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><!-- s9ymdb:33734 --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"674\" height=\"501\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/sunglasses-strap.jpg\" class=\"serendipity_image_center\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><em>(Model: <a href=\"\/model\/1182281\/sunglasses-strap.html?li=productBox-search\">Sunglasses Strap by andrei_socivoi<\/a>)<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Whenever we launch a new material, we first do extensive in-house testing. We&#8217;ll look at its quality and its usefulness for manufacturing products, but also at production issues like rejection rates and machine downtime.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The next step is to offer it to you as a &#8216;trial&#8217; material. During a period of about two months we learn everything we can about the new material. We collect your feedback and test our design guidelines and material pricing.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>With<a href=\"\/materials\/elasto-plastic\" target=\"_blank\"> Elasto Plastic<\/a>, we reached the trial stage twice before but still weren&#8217;t convinced we were offering you the best material that we could. 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