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- Enhanced Gas-Assist Molding Shortens Cycles, Cuts Downtime
- A pair of new technologies, one proven at several molders in Europe and a second just now ready for commercialization, is said to improve on current gas-assist injection molding techniques with up to 30% faster cycles and up to 90% reduced downtime ...
Article Published: 11/29/2012
- Take a Look at Vision Mold Protection
- In today’s ultra-competitive manufacturing environment, a surprisingly often overlooked process improvement is mold protection.
Article Published: 11/28/2012
- Molded Spool Specialist Sees Growth Opportunities in Extrusion
- Spools, reels, and more spools…and now custom profile extrusion has been added to the mix.
Article Published: 11/28/2012
- Best Methods of Molding Undercuts
- Producing plastics parts with undercuts presents distinct challenges for molders.
Article Published: 11/28/2012
- KraussMaffei Group Sold to Investors
- In late September, Onex Corp., a Toronto-based private-equity firm, agreed to acquire the KraussMaffei Group of Germany for around $735 million from Madison Capital, which had owned KraussMaffei since 2006.
Article Published: 11/3/2012
- The New Lightweights: Injection Molded 'Hybrid' Composites Spur Automotive Innovation
- A thermoplastic composite technology that emerged just a couple of years ago promises to make dramatic strides within the next two years in automotive mass production of structural components.
Article Published: 11/2/2012
- Understanding Gravimetric Blender Accuracy & Payback
- Accuracy is one of the least understood aspects of blending. The differences between batch and continuous blenders, how blend accuracy is calculated and controlled, which blender type is more accurate, how much accuracy is really required, and how p...
Article Published: 10/26/2012
- Learn About Tools & Strategies for Molding Productivity & Competitiveness
- The Molding 2013 Conference next Jan. 21-23 in New Orleans will present a wealth of first-hand testimony from injection molders about proven ways to add value, cut costs, grow your business, and profit from sustainable manufacturing.
Article Published: 10/1/2012
- Beat the Heat When Molding High-Temperature Thermoplastics
- Conventional molding techniques are not effective with high-temperature materials. Molders need to be aware of certain conditions and parameters to handle problems sometimes posed by high-heat injection molding.
Article Published: 9/29/2012
- Novel Materials Stretch Process Capabilities
- The potential for new or unusual materials to broaden the application potential of standard plastics processes was explored in a number of papers at April’s SPE ANTEC conference in Orlando, Fla.
Article Published: 9/28/2012
