Exploring the: LIM & LSR Molding Zone
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- Injection Molding at NPE 2003
- Show goers will see an electric injection machine in nearly every press maker’s booth this year, and electric/hydraulic hybrids in several.
Article Published: 6/7/2010
- Success in LSR Molding
- Liquid silicone rubber parts are getting larger, but most LSR molders still have relatively small injection machines with limited shot capacity.
Article Published: 6/4/2010
- Getting Started in LSR: Understanding the Materials, Part I
- Liquid silicone rubber (LSR) injection molding is a long established process but it is enjoying an upsurge in interest for medical, automotive, infant care, and general industrial applications.
Article Published: 6/1/2010
- Refine, Redesign, Retool: Re-engineering as a Business Model
- It’s an unusual business model: “We take existing products or manufacturing processes and try to make them better.
Article Published: 6/1/2010
- NPE 2009 Wrap-Up: New Machinery for Injection Molding
- New injection machinery at the show ranged from all-electric units for high-speed packaging or bioplastic processing to hybrid presses ready for the cleanroom. Other units highlighted multi-component molding with LSR and thermoplastics or super-comp...
Article Published: 8/1/2009
- NPE News in Injection Molding
- If a better machine can help your company beat challenging economic conditions, you’ll probably find it at NPE. And finding it will be easier, thanks to our editors’ efforts to sift out of some 2000 exhibits the most significant news in injection an...
Article Published: 6/1/2009
- Precision Molder Takes on LSR
- Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR) injection molding makes up just 10% to 15% of U.S. medical or automotive applications that are also served by high-consistency silicone rubber (HCR), EPDM, latex, natural rubber, TPEs, flexible PVC, and even porcelain ce...
Article Published: 5/1/2008
- New Material Cures LSR Molding Headaches
- For some problems the solution is to be soft but also be strong.
Article Published: 3/1/2008
- Injection Molding LSR: Three 'M's of Innovation: Mega, Micro, and Multi
- Liquid silicone rubber is breaking out of its niche into a broader array of applications, helped by new developments in materials, machinery, and processing. Larger parts, micro-parts, foams, and multi-color or multi-material combinations are key ar...
Article Published: 11/1/2007
- 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
