PT ZONE: Micro Molding
Secrets of Success in Micro MoldingMedical-device, electronics, and biopharmaceutical manufacturers need new micro-molded products to create tinier, less invasive, and/or space-saving micro devices. More (+)
Medical molding, liquid silicone rubber (LSR) molding, micromolding (even of LSR), energy management, biopolymers, and sustainable, “green” molding—these and more topics of highest interest to injection molders today will be presented at the Molding 2012 International Conference and Exhibit in Miami, Fla., Jan. 22-25. More (+)
MOST RECENT CONTENT: Micro Molding
Vision Inspection Integrated with Press Control
8/23/2011Plastics Technology
Machine-operator access to 100% quality inspection of micro-part dimensions is available with the new PowerVision option from Wittmann Battenfeld, Torrington, Conn.
Novel Molds & Machinery for Medical Molding7/27/2011Plastics Technology
The combined MD&M East and Plastec East shows in N.Y.C. in June presented intriguing developments for medical injection molders.
Micro Molder & Mold Maker Succeeds by Specializing4/24/2011Plastics Technology
How small is small? How small is micro? How about parts weighing as little as 0.00012 g and measuring no more than 0.038 in. (1 mm) long?
K 2010 Preview, Injection Molding New All-Electrics & Hybrids Balance Performance & Economy12/21/2010Plastics Technology
The world’s largest plastics show, coming up next month in Dusseldorf, Germany, provides ample evidence of the growing sway of electric drive technology in injection molding.
New Presses, Robots & Process Technologies To Debut at K 2010 Fair7/1/2010Plastics Technology
The exhibit of Engel Austria at October’s K 2010 fair in Dusseldorf, Germany, will host a wide range of product introductions, ranging from new machines for caps/closures and micromolding to a new model of small electric press, a new generation of beam robots, and developing process technologies for polyurethane skin coating, machine-integrated mold-temperature control, multi-shot optical molding, and all-plastic “hybrid” composites.
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OVERVIEW:
Micro Molding
Micro molding refers to injection molding of parts weighing a fraction of a gram, and it is becoming a sizeable opportunity for molders who serve the electronics, medical, telecommunications, and automotive market sectors. Some of the new poppy-seed-sized parts being molded today include gears and gear housings, hearing aids, molded interconnect devices (MIDs), bobbins, switches, sensors, lenses, catheters, gaskets, rollers, and fiber-optic components. These minute parts have even tinier critical features, such as pinholes, pins, channels, and snap-fit latches.
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Product Announcements
- Modular Micro-Injection Unit
- 6/1/2010
- More Micromolding Presses
- Battenfeld Inc. (Wittmann Battenfeld) 10/1/2008
- 'Hybrid' Press Line Expands
- Nissei America, Inc. 4/1/2008
- Micro-Molding Press For LSR Debuts
- Kuka Robotics Corporation 2/1/2008
