PT ZONE: In-Mold Decorating
Do It All in the MoldIn-mold assembly, decorating, labeling, finishing: In-mold “what-have-you” has been a trend in injection molding for years. More (+)
NPE2012: The Big Picture -- Themes for Growth at the Big ShowIn our last issue we examined three big themes that will serve as the foundation of many new technology developments at NPE 2012, April 1-5 at the Orlando Convention Center: sustainability, energy efficiency, and automation. More (+)
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News in Auxiliaries & Tooling at Fakuma Show
10/25/2011Plastics Technology
Late last month, Friedrichshafen, Germany, hosted Fakuma 2011, the largest European plastics show of the year, growing to be second in size and importance to the K show in Dusseldorf.
Film Insert Molding Adds Antennas to Cell Phones4/29/2011Plastics Technology
WEB EXCLUSIVE: One of two recent developments in polycarbonate films allows cost-effective integration of antennas into cell phones via printed electronics and film insert molding (FIM), also known as in-mold decorating (IMD). Bayer MateriaScience AG in Germany (U.S. office in Pittsburgh) has applied for a patent on a method of using printed electronics on PC films, which are then back-molded into cell-phone housings.
K 2010 Preview, Auxiliaries: Equipment of All Types Debuts This Month at K 20101/3/2011Plastics Technology
From materials drying, feeding, and blending to process heating/cooling, scrap reclaiming, testing, welding, and decorating—the K 2010 show this month in Dusseldorf, Germany, will have news in all categories of auxiliary equipment.
INJECTION MOLDING: Automation and Integration Added the ‘Wow’ at K Show12/23/2010Plastics Technology
There were new presses of all stripes aplenty at K 2010, but the “wow” factor was supplied by automated work cells and integrated manu-facturing systems performing multiple operations before, during, and after molding.
On-Site: Progressive Injection Molder Pioneers in Thermoforming IML12/13/2010Plastics Technology
When you’re a successful injection molder with more than 40 years under your belt and more than 50 presses producing 1.8 billion containers and lids for food-packaging containers annually, what do you do when you feel the time is right to expand?
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In-Mold Decorating
In-mold decorating eliminates a post-processing operation by allowing parts to be decorated during the molding cycle. Benefits are said to include enhanced manufacturing productivity, overall system cost reductions and greater design flexibility.
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Product Announcements
- IML Thin-Wall Cups at Fakuma Show
- 12/1/2009
- New Technical Center for In-Mold Coating
- Evonik Cyro LLC. 12/1/2009
- High-Speed Packaging Press
- Wittmann Battenfeld, Inc. 7/1/2009
- Wittmann Battenfeld Revamps And Expands Press Lines
- Battenfeld Inc. (Wittmann Battenfeld) 8/1/2008
- Chrome-Finished Film Stays Bright After Forming
- Soliant LLC 5/1/2008
