Tony Deligio Executive Editor
Tony Deligio is an executive editor with Plastics Technology magazine. Tony has been covering the global plastics processing industry since 2000, visiting processors and suppliers in North and South America, Europe and Asia. Tony previously covered the plastics processing industry at Injection Molding Magazine, Modern Plastics, Plastics Machinery & Auxiliaries and PlasticsToday. He is a graduate of Colorado State University (Fort Collins, Colo.) with a degree in technical journalism.
Real-Time Production Monitoring as Automation
As an injection molder, Windmill Plastics sought an economical production monitoring system that could help it keep tabs on its shop floor. It’s now selling the “very focused” digital supervisor it created, automating many formerly manual tasks.
Read MoreEconomic Machine Line Molds Floor Tiles from Ocean Waste
The Wintec line of servo-hyrdaulic two-platen toggle machines are back at NPE.
Read MoreBack in the Family Business
In its 45th year, Precision Molded Plastics has carved out a technology and market niche, growing not just when opportunities arise but when they make sense, after its leader changed careers to keep the family business from changing hands.
Read MoreNext-Generation Servo-Hydraulic and Electric Injection Molding Machines Launch
NPE2024: Absolute Haitian will introduce Generation 5 of the Haitian and Zhafir machines lines, emphasizing efficiency, performance and intelligence.
Read MoreMake Every Shot Count: Mold Simulation Maximizes Functional Parts From Printed Tooling
If a printed tool only has a finite number of shots in it, why waste any of them on process development?
Read MoreUS Merchants Makes its Mark in Injection Molding
In less than a decade in injection molding, US Merchants has acquired hundreds of machines spread across facilities in California, Texas, Virginia and Arizona, with even more growth coming.
Read MoreMeasuring Strain — Not Pressure — for Precision Injection Molding
A contact-free sensor measures the strain the melt imparts on the mold wall and promises precise, reproducible measurements with lower maintenance, longer service life and blemish-free parts.
Read MoreMedical Molder, Moldmaker Embraces Continuous Improvement
True to the adjective in its name, Dynamic Group has been characterized by constant change, activity and progress over its nearly five decades as a medical molder and moldmaker.
WatchMolder Opts for Machine Flexibility for Complex Jobs
AE Plast opted for tiebarless multimaterial Engel victory machines as it took on complex parts for the appliance and power tool market, including a 3K housing for Dremel’s rotary tool.
Read MoreTop Shops Benchmarking Report: Molding at the Margin
In a world of rising costs and uncertain market conditions, the ability to wring maximum profits from existing business was truly the mark of a Top Shop in 2022.
Read MoreAbsolute Haitian Expands Offerings into Machine Tools, Die Casting
The U.S.-based representative of the Haitian Group will now offer customers in North America that company’s metal cutting and die casting machinery.
Read MoreMolder Repairs Platen Holes with Threaded Inserts
Automotive molder ITW Deltar Fasteners found new life for the battered bolt holes on its machine platens with a solution that’s designed to last.
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