A quality of service framework for mediating needs of software applications in the context of an application framework with capabilities of a network host platform in response to a service request from the software application. The connector includes a connector housing defining a port at a distal end of the connector, and a plurality of connector contacts disposed in the connector housing. Each imaging engine is optimized for use in specific applications and includes different specifications from the other imaging engine. The process provides a means to avoid substantial degradation or unwanted cross-linking of the thermoplastic engineering resin and provides a means of controlling the reaction temperature during the curing, vulcanization, or cross-linking of the rubber.