Southern California can be a challenging environment for manufacturers, not least because of concerns about the cost and availability of electrical power. ArticlePublished: 4/29/2012
Hot-runner supplier Mold-Masters Ltd., Georgetown, Ont., has obtained rights to exclusive global use of Ritemp evaporative cooling technology for hot-runner molds. ArticlePublished: 3/27/2012
Automation in plastics processing can involve sophisticated, high-tech manufacturing cells specialized for a particular application (see NPE feature this month ). Or it can involve much simpler, off-the-shelf solutions that offer the user flexibilit... ArticlePublished: 12/27/2011
In deciding whether to use portable or central chillers, there are a variety of variables to consider. Here are the key issues. ArticlePublished: 9/30/2011
Custom molder The Rodon Group recently upgraded its plant in Hatfield, Pa., with three new cooling towers that replaced units that had been in service for 25 years. ArticlePublished: 9/29/2011
Last month we introduced the idea that compressed-air usage is one of the first places any manufacturer should look to reduce energy cost. ArticlePublished: 1/4/2011
Compressed air is a convenient and often essential utility, but it is very expensive to produce, and most of the energy used to compress air is turned into heat and then lost to the system and environment. ArticlePublished: 1/3/2011