Exploring the: Injection Molding Zone
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- New Way to Characterize Moldability Of Resins & Part/Tool Designs
- Experienced injection molders have long known that a resin’s melt flow index (MFI), measured under very low-shear conditions, provides very little information about how it will process under many orders of magnitude higher shear in an actual m...
Article Published: 4/29/2012
- Achieve Process Transparency with In-Mold Cavity Sensors
- In plastic injection molding, the primary objective is to manufacture dimensionally and structurally consistent parts, independent of the molding machine being used.
Article Published: 4/29/2012
- Taiwan Machine Builders Aim for Higher-End Applications
- Major Taiwanese injection and blow molding and extrusion machinery OEM s plan to broaden the appeal of their brands by providing higher-end technology solutions at prices competitive with European or Japanese machines.
Article Published: 4/28/2012
- Mold-Masters Gains Exclusive Use Of Ritemp Technology for Hot Runners
- Hot-runner supplier Mold-Masters Ltd., Georgetown, Ont., has obtained rights to exclusive global use of Ritemp evaporative cooling technology for hot-runner molds.
Article Published: 3/27/2012
- Custom Molding Slows a Bit
- It’s hard to discern a definite trend in the results from our latest half-year survey of custom injection molders.
Article Published: 3/27/2012
- Powder Injection Molding Helps PTI Thrive in Specialties
- “We like challenges. We like to do things that other people are scared to do.”
Article Published: 3/27/2012
- UV Cure Solves LSR Processing Challenges
- Extended cure times for thick parts and temperature sensitivity of pharmaceutical additives are two challenges for silicone molding and extrusion that can be overcome with new low-temperature UV curing technology.
Article Published: 3/27/2012
- Molder Slashes Energy Cost With Move to Desiccant Drying
- Yes there are still molders drying with tray ovens. But this processor replaced the last few it had and has reaped some impressive energy-savings benefits.
Article Published: 3/26/2012
- Tooling at NPE: A Hot-Runner Bonanza in Orlando
- Most of the emphasis is on valve gating and on doing more in less space. Other highlights include standardized mold components, some impressive feats of moldmaking creativity, and advances in mold simulation.
Article Published: 2/24/2012
- Injection Molding at NPE: Speed, Automation & Integration Take Center Stage
- Hot buttons at the show will be multi-component molding, in-mold labeling/decorating (IML/IMD), in-mold assembly, medical molding, liquid silicone rubber (LSR), micro-molding, and high-speed packaging.
Article Published: 2/23/2012
