Exploring the: In-Mold Decorating Zone
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- IML is for Large Parts, Too
- The same economic and functional advantages that make in-mold labeling (IML) a growing trend in injection molded packaging are expanding its uses in large parts for durable goods as well.
Article Published: 5/1/2008
- Formable Luminescent Films Can Be Backmolded
- Polycarbonate electroluminescent films can provide light in homes, cars, cellphones, and even inside ladies’ handbags.
Article Published: 1/25/2008
- K 2007 Injection Molding: Lots of New Machine Choices For Exotic to Everyday Molding
- If you were looking for a new machine to mold micro- or mega-sized parts, multiple materials, long fibers, high-speed/high-cavitation packaging, exotic multi-material combinations with compounding on the machine, or just a cost-effective press for g...
Article Published: 1/1/2008
- Auto Glazing: Film, Coinjection & Coating Technologies Advance
- Hard-surfacing options for molded plastic glazing now include plasma instead of wet coatings–and replacing coatings altogether with in-mold film lamination or multi-layer coinjection.
Article Published: 10/1/2007
- What's New at the Show in INJECTION MOLDING
- At the big “K” Show next month, top billing goes to new all-electric machines aimed at every segment of the market, from general-purpose to high-end.
Article Published: 9/1/2007
- Dual-Cure PUR Coatings Boost Performance Of In-Mold Decorating Films
- A new version of in-mold decorating technology, developed initially for exterior auto body components, uses dual-cure coating technology to provide a paint film that is both stretchable for good thermoformability and also provides the high gloss and...
Article Published: 8/1/2007
- Thermoforming: Ready for In-Mold Labeling?
- After several fits and starts over the last decade, thermoforming IML appears ready for prime time, thanks to improvements in output and labeling technology. For now, the action is mostly in European packaging.
Article Published: 4/1/2007
- In-Mold Assembly: The New Frontier for Multi-Shot Molding
- The drive to eliminate secondary operations is pushing multi-shot injection molding a step farther—toward assembling separate components in the tool via snap-fits, welding, and co-molding of incompatible materials.
Article Published: 3/1/2007
- Rigid Packaging Goes Lighter, Thinner With Microcellular Foam
- Molding higher volumes of a rigid thin-wall part typically means going to a larger press for increased injection and clamping capacity.
Article Published: 1/1/2007
- Learning to Master In-Mold Labeling
- As in-mold labeling, or IML, attracts a growing following among U.S. molders, some are finding that mastering a complex new technology is no small task.
Article Published: 9/1/2006
