Medical Injection Molding Workshop at Amerimold 2019
If you’re already involved in medical injection molding, or would like to be, a new workshop at Amerimold 2019 is can’t miss.

SPE’s Annual Technical Conference Opens Today
ANTEC starts at 8 a.m. with 550 technical and business papers and more than 60 technical marketing presentations.

Skills Gap Statistics Paint Alarming Picture
Many attendees in Orlando in a couple of weeks, walking the aisles and seeking out new equipment, materials and services will be taking a break from another very important search that consumes them back at their facilities: the search for people.

Beaumont Technologies Makes Key Moves Ahead of NPE2018
Ahead of NPE2018, Beaumont Technologies completes the acquisition of Autodesk’s Moldflow material characterization business and offers new courses. Beaumont's AIM Institute achieves PTE ANSCI Certification.

Video: Workforce Development Panel at Molding 2018
A panel discussion during Molding 2018 centered on ways the plastics industry can collaborate and coordinate on bringing talented new people into its workforce.

Injection Molding: All-Electric Two-Stage Machine Debuts at NPE2018
All-electric Sodick V-Line injection molding press of 100 tons is a first for Plustech.

Injection Molding: No, Backpressure Does NOT Raise Melt Temperature
It’s a classic confusion between cause and effect. Melt temperature rises when screw speed is increased. Check out this data.

Injection Molding: New Injection Molding Certificate Program for Process Engineers & Technicians
Seven-week training program focuses on process technicians and engineers responsible for injection molding operations.

Moldflow Plans Annual Summit for Early June in Michigan
Targeting experienced AutoDesk Moldflow users as well as novices, a free two-day conference gives molders and moldmakers the opportunity to learn the latest design techniques and trends.

Beaumont Tech Buys Material Characterization Business from Autodesk Moldflow
A trainer in mold analysis and supplier of simulation services acquires testing facilities used to obtain materials data needed for accurate simulation.

Tooling at NPE: Valve Gates & Multi-Tips Top the News
There’s no letup in development of sophisticated hot-runner nozzles and controls. Here’s news in these and other tooling products at the show.

American Injection Molding Institute: ‘A New Kind of Plastics Education’
Building 'foundational knowledge' and critical thinking skills.

Beaumont Creates American Injection Molding Institute
Beaumont Technologies , Erie, Penn., is launching an injection molding certification program, hoping to fill the yawning skills gap facing the industry with some very well-known instructors.

INJECTION MOLDING: Software for Moldability Analysis
Software to handle data provided by new 'real-world' testing.

A New Look at Evaluating Fill Times For Injection Molding
One of the important process parameters to establish and record for any injection molded part is its injection or fill time. Research research reveals the limitations of popularly taught methods of establishing this critical parameter.

High-Flow PEEK Makes Small, Intricate Pipette Tips
WEB EXCLUSIVE: An unfilled grade of Victrex 90 Series high-flow PEEK from Victrex USA was used to mold small medical pipette tips.

TOOLING AT NPE: Hot Runners & Coinjection Grab Spotlight
Tooling innovations at NPE focused primarily on multi-cavity closure and medical applications, though there was also a substantial emphasis on large automotive and appliance parts.

Brand-New Test Method Relates Material, Mold & Machine
It's the first material characterization method developed specifically for evaluating the injection moldability of a plastic melt.