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March 19
From Concept to Production: Optimizing Plastic Color for Success
During this webinar, Tony Bolynn will guide you through the life cycle of a plastic color—from the initial design phase to quality control.
RegisterApril 3
How to Reduce Tooling Time From Weeks to Days Using 3D-Printed Mold Inserts
3D-printed polymeric mold inserts can provide fast prototyping tools for the injection molding process — robust enough to survive from 25 to over 100 shots in single-cavity tooling.
RegisterApril 16
How Plastics Processors Train Generative AI to Boost Labor Productivity
Learn how to deploy AI technical assistants to your teams, what works and what doesn't, and how to use AI to build an organization that never loses tribal knowledge and fosters inter-team collaboration.
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All webinars are recorded and available on demand.
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View NowThe Future of Mobility: Trends and Potentials for Injection Molding
Autonomous driving is rapidly increasing the demand for functional integration and high-end plastic components in the automotive industry.
View NowBoost Product Quality and Design With Servo Ultrasonic Welding Technique
With the advent of servo-driven ultrasonic welding technology, enhancing product quality and maintaining consistency has become remarkably effortless.
View NowEquipment Access Stair Design for Safety and Ergonomics
Providing workers and operators with safe access to equipment can be challenging. Space constraints for stairs and the need to work around extrusion and molding machines can provide additional obstacles.
View NowIncreased Efficiency in Your Molding Process Through Data Transmission, Collection and Traceability
Take a step back from the idea of the manufacturing facility of the future and discuss what you can do today to improve your process.
View NowGo Beyond Blending: Improving Efficiency and Lowering Costs with Innovative Dosing Solutions
With over 30 years of experience and its own in-house designing and manufacturing, Movacolor will present modular dosing solutions for the plastics and related industries.
View NowPolyurethane Class A Overmolding of Injection Molded Parts
Explore the in-situ polyurethane (PU) overmolding of injection-molded and composite parts, allowing for direct out-of-mold class "A" surfaces.
View NowGravimetric Extrusion Control for Pipe and Tubing Production
Learn about gravimetric control of an extruder and production line speed to ensure optimal quality and cost savings are achieved in your product run.
View NowBioresins are at the foundation of a transformative shift, enabling leading molders to navigate consumer trends, legislation and sustainability goals.
View NowTop Ways Running Two Molds Simultaneously Can Impact Your Molding Efficiency
Learn how to boost productivity and your opportunities with twice the mold output on a single machine.
View NowImplementation: In-Plant Recycling of Extruded and Molded Scrap for Improved Sustainability
Delve into how to enhance sustainability with the practical application of in-plant recycling methods for scrap from extrusions and molds.
View NowStrategies and Technologies for Molding Tight-Tolerance Medical Parts
This presentation explores an integrated approach to injection molding, in considering factors like material selection, screw design, machine type and design, part and runner design, mold manufacturing and more.
View NowMaterial Selection Techniques to Grow and Improve Profitability
Selecting the best polymer for an application can be a daunting task. In this presentation, General Polymers will provide selection guidelines to help narrow down the vast polymer options.
View NowProcess Requirements: In-Plant Recycling of Extruded and Molded Scrap for Improved Sustainability
Learn how to optimize production waste management, analyze extrusion/molding scrap, determine processing needs and explore online reclaim options for continuous production waste.
View NowEnsuring Cross-Industry Success: Diversity of Management in Moldmaking
It’s not easy to find a moldmaking partner who can manage diverse industry needs.
View NowEconomics: In-Plant Recycling of Extruded and Molded Scrap for Improved Sustainability
Explore the economic aspects of in-plant recycling of extruded and molded scrap, emphasizing improved sustainability in manufacturing processes.
View NowAn In-Depth Look at Color Change Performance
Learn about new hot runner technology for optimizing color change procedures and the impact it can have on your production costs, time and output.
View NowGet a Start on Industry 4.0 with an MES Built for Plastics Processors
Learn why capabilities like statistical process control (SPC) and statistical quality control (SQC) analytics make an advanced manufacturing execution system (MES) critical for plastics producers.
View NowUnlock the Secret to a Pain-Free Machine Selection
Selecting the right injection molding machine for your production can be daunting but it's crucial for achieving high-quality parts and cost-effective results.
View NowMold Maintenance 4.0: Dry Ice Blasting in a Smart Factory
Industry 4.0 is weaving its way into our often-outdated maintenance practices, namely: mold maintenance. Why?
View NowSmart Factories: The Future of Plastics Production with Industry 4.0 Connectivity
The ability to achieve complete connectivity—along with the need to stay in touch—has driven innovation to a point that now allows nearly all equipment to speak to each other.
View NowRemote Troubleshooting, Reduced Downtime and Increased Productivity
Remote troubleshooting through the internet is a powerful and essential tool when done correctly.
View NowUtilizing Simulation for Aggressive Quoting
In this presentation, SIGMASOFT® will evaluate how simulation software can be utilized—not just for issues on current parts or molds, but also up front to quote more accurately and aggressively.
View NowDe-Warp: Virtual Compensation of Warpage for 3D Measurements
See how software can eliminate fixturing costs using built-in FEA simulation functionality.
View NowThree Types of Railcar Unloading Systems for Efficiency and Economy
Attendees will learn about the three primary types of railcar unloading systems and the applications for each type.
View NowSmart Programming Features for Injection Molding Robots: Robots Working for You
Learn how today’s smart features on robots can help you put robots into production more quickly, safely and energy efficiently.
View NowUnlike reflection haze, transmission haze occurs when light passes through a transparent material and creates an unfocused or blurry appearance of the objects behind it.
View NowYour Dryer Genie Pre-Drying Moisture Analyzer Questions Answered
Get the answers to the most often asked questions about the moisture analysis of plastic resins and learn how the Dryer Genie provides initial and ongoing resin moisture content and continually communicates that information to the dryer control.
View NowTake the Guesswork out of Production: Improve Shop-Floor Visibility with an MES Solution
In a recent poll, 70% of people said that visibility to the shop floor is the number one thing they would want to gain by investing in an MES solution.
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