Thank You on this Memorial Day s to all who have served our country. Special thanks to my late father, Captain Douglas E. Gotro, US Army, Korean War Veteran. ... [Click to Continue...]

In the last two posts we discussed the beginning of a process to determine what new products to develop. Let’s take a step back and ask why is innovation important? Good question. Innovation takes many forms but it is safe to say that rapidly growing companies are most likely good innovators.  When you think of innovative companies, who comes to your mind?  Most people think of ... [Click to Continue...]

Companies with a successful innovation track record typically have a well developed business strategy.  When the organization knows “where it needs to go” then portfolio discussions for new products is much easier.  So what are some of the elements of new product strategies?    Let’s take a look at some: Defending versus extending current product base ... [Click to Continue...]

Everyone knows that new products are the lifeblood of growing companies.  Most people associate innovation with new products which for the most part is correct.  There are also process innovations and business model innovation, but in the next series of posts, we will focus on new product innovation.  The question is, how do you figure out what new products to develop?  Most ... [Click to Continue...]

UV DSC provides a convenient and accurate method to investigate UV curing of thermosets. With careful attention to experimental details (see previous post for more information), insights into the photoinitiated curing of thermosets can be obtained.  This post provides some examples of how UV DSC can be used to characterize UV cured thermosets. In the first example the UV curing ... [Click to Continue...]