INJECTION MOLDING: Press Configured as Self- Contained Clean Room

Setup reportedly meets ISO Class 7 (Class 10,000) and is said to be fully compliant with FDA and GAMP requirements, as well as DQ, IQ, and OQ documentation. Has since been applied to dust-free molding of automotive trim.
New Product Announcements Published: 4/29/2013

MATERIALS: Nylon Grades for Water-Injection Technology

WEB EXCLUSIVE: BASF Engineering Plastics (U.S. office in Wyandotte, Mich.) has two new grades of Ultramid A nylon 66 optimized for water-injection technology (WIT).
New Product Announcements Published: 4/11/2013

MATERIALS: Fully Fluorinated LSR is a First for Medical Implants

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Liquid fluorosilicone elastomers are used for injection molding medical parts with higher chemical resistance than ordinary LSR.
New Product Announcements Published: 3/1/2013

TOOLING: New Mold Components

DME Co., Madison Heights, Mich., has two new mold-component offerings.
New Product Announcements Published: 2/26/2013

INJECTION MOLDING: U.S. Debut of Medium-Size Two-Platen Series

KraussMaffei Corp. (USA), Florence, Ky., recently announced the U.S. introduction of its newest press series, the GX line of two-platen machines from 400 to 650 tons.
New Product Announcements Published: 2/26/2013

INJECTION MOLDING: Low-Cost, High-Performance Hot-Runner Controllers

Plastic Engineering & Technical Services, Inc. (P.E.T.S.), Auburn Hills, Mich., has introduced the PHRS family of hot-runner temperature controllers, said to “provide outstanding performance at price levels far below any competitive offerings.”
New Product Announcements Published: 1/29/2013

INJECTION MOLDING: All-Electric Multi-Component Presses Debut at Fakuma

One of the new introductions at the recent Fakuma exhibition in Germany was the launch of an all-electric multi-component series by Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery (U.S. office in Norcross, Ga.). The new IntElect multi line starts with a mul...
New Product Announcements Published: 11/29/2012

INJECTION MOLDING: Fast Two-Platen Machines from China

Gluco, Inc., Jenison, Mich., is introducing to the U.S. the Supermaster line of large two-platen machines from Chen Hsong in Hong Kong.
New Product Announcements Published: 10/1/2012

MATERIALS: LSR Grades for Baby Care

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Two new liquid silicone rubber (LSR) grades for fast production of soft yet bite-resistant silicone pacifiers and bottle nipples were recently launched by Germany’s Wacker Chemie (U.S. office in Adrian, Mich.).
New Product Announcements Published: 9/4/2012

INJECTION MOLDING: First All-Electric Turning-Stack Mold

What’s said to be the first all-electric turning-stack mold technology will appear next month at the Fakuma 2012 show in Friedrichshafen, Germany.
New Product Announcements Published: 8/28/2012