Injection Molding
Electric Servo Cylinder Enables Detailed Valve Pin Control, Energy Efficiency
NPE2024: Yudo USA features Yu Drive II Eco, a compact solution that doesn’t require a separate controller, operating only by combining injection machine signals.
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Understanding the Effect of Pressure Losses on Injection Molded Parts
The compressibility of plastics as a class of materials means the pressure punched into the machine control and the pressure the melt experiences at the end of fill within the mold will be very different. What does this difference mean for process consistency and part quality?
Read MoreAllegheny Performance Plastics to Enter Health Care Sector
The custom molder has secured multiple projects in health care and will be adding cleanroom and white-room spaces, as well as injection molding machines, in support.
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Back in the Family Business
In its 45th year, Precision Molded Plastics has carved out a technology and market niche, growing not just when opportunities arise but when they make sense, after its leader changed careers to keep the family business from changing hands.
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Faster Top-Entry Model Among 19 Robots in Orlando
NPE2024: Sepro Group is introducing the newest S5-25 Speed robot, promising 63% faster acceleration, as one of 19 robots on display at its booth and partner booths at the show.
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Compounding and Injection Molding Combined in Circularity Display
NPE2024: KraussMaffei aims to “make plastic green” with in-booth moldings and recycled plastics converted into other applications through a combination of injection molding, extrusion and inline compounding.
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All-Electric IMM Advances for Packaging, Medical and LSR
NPE2024: Sumitomo SHI Demag’s show focus is on the application of all-electric injection molding machine technology for a variety of markets and components.
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IMM Cells Display Communications, Energy Measurement and Energy Recovery
NPE2024: Wittmann is featuring five injection molding machines incorporating its range of robotics and auxiliaries, with all products employing industry 4.0 communications, energy measurement and a brand-new red color.
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Specialized Machine, Tool Achieve Record Levels of Cap Molding
NPE2024: Netstal says its CAP-Line injection molding machine running a 128-cavity z-moulds tool will produce 26-mm tamper-evident caps for still water in just a 1.9-second cycle.
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Direct Communication, Control Between Cobots and IMMs
NPE2024: Universal Robot is showing how its Injection Molding Machine Interface (IMMI) module facilitates direct communication and control between its robots and molding machines.
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