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How to Optimize Your Molds and Hot Runners for Processing Bioresins

Demand for bioresins is growing in molded goods, particularly as a sustainability play to replace fossil-fuel based materials, but these materials are not a drop-in replacement for traditional materials. Molds and hot runners need to be optimized for these materials.

Cold Deck for LSR Molding

After field testing, validation and refinement with customer feedback, Husky announced the introduction of a cold-deck system for direct gate molding of LSR.

Production Milestone Achieved for Partially Biobased PET

Origin said its partially biobased PET was injection molded into preforms by Husky, using that company’s established PET processing technology, and then stretch blowmolded into bottles.

Integrated Injection System for Blood-Collection Tubes

Husky says the system started up by CML Biotech Ltd. of India is the first of its ICHOR units to be deployed in the field.

How Was K 2022 for Blow Molding?

Over a dozen companies emphasized sustainability with use of foam and recycle, lightweighting and energy savings, along with new capabilities in controls, automation and quick changeovers.

Complete End-to-End PET Preform Production

Husky’s new HyPET Complete is a connected production cell for molding preforms developed to address ongoing challenges faced by food and beverage packaging producers.

Mold Opaque White PET Bottles – Without Pigment

Trexel and Husky are cooperating on molding recyclable opaque white preforms for PET bottles, which provide a light barrier using foam instead of pigment.

Hot Runner Controller Adopts Second Generation Control Algorithm

Husky says its Advanced Reasoning Technology (ART 2.0) software for its line of Altanium mold controllers delivers greater speed, accuracy, precision and repeatability.

Custom Molder Manages Growth on Several Fronts

Adding people, plants and machines, expanding capabilities in LSR, high-tonnage presses, automation and 3D printing—EVCO Plastics maintains momentum through challenging times.

Staying Ahead of the Curve: How a Blow Molder Thrives as a ‘Technology Company’

Aptly named Ring Container Technologies beefs up R&D staff to meet customers’ future needs before the customers even know what they will be.

Real-Time Production Monitoring Service Made Standard

Husky Injection Molding Systems is making its Advantage+Elite proactive, predictive, transparent process monitoring platform a standard feature on all PET and closure systems.

Controller-Guided Procedure for Faster Hot-Runner Color Changes

Husky partnered with Chem-Trend to speed hot-runner color changes, pairing a new guided procedure within the Altanium Mold Controller with Chem-Trend’s Ultra Purge brand of purging compound.

New Package Concept Offers Relief from PP Shortages & Soaring Prices

A new IML approach that uses a thick paper label as most of the structure of a plastic container can slash resin use drastically—especially handy when resin supplies are tight and prices are soaring.

Turn on the Juice: The Benefits of Mold Electrification for Molders

Electrifying the mold reduces the chances of bad parts, supports a clean molding environment and increases control of the process with real-time feedback. Here’s help to determine whether it’s right for you.

Precisely Managed Melt Delivery Moved into the Hot Runner

Husky says its new UltraShot injection system miniaturizes the shooting-pot concept of a traditional two-stage injection system—putting it within the mold—to create proximity to the gate that all but eliminates pressure drop.

New Melt Delivery and Control System Enables Design Freedom

Husky says its UltraShot Injection System liberates part design from the requirements of the injection molding process so that parts completed with other processes or post-mold assembly can now be produced in a single injection molding cycle.

Running Cold to Hot: Tipping Point to Convert to a Hot Runner System

As the original melt-delivery system, cold runners still have their place in injection molding, but when demand for a plastic part—and required production—rise, the move to a hot runner can unlock myriad benefits.

Husky Announces Digital Event

Experience Husky will be a two-day interactive virtual event that will include webinars and presentations from subject matter experts; virtual tours of Husky campuses; and more.

Hot Runners: Valve Gate Nozzle Offers Greater Wear Resistance

Husky’s Ultra Helix 250 T2 targets small parts weights with difficult-to-access gate locations, promising less maintenance and more longevity.

K 2019 Report: More Control, Faster Ordering for Molds, Hot Runners

Online monitoring of existing systems and configuration and ordering of new molds were featured at K 2019, as were numerous advances in valve-gate controls.

Injection Molding: Faster, Smarter, More Efficient Machines Tackle Sustainable Molding at K 2019

Blazing speed plus shrinking energy consumption supported the “green” theme at the big show. Smarter controls and growing connectivity were another key focus.

K 2019 Preview: Molds and More at the Messe

Here’s news to look for in molds, mold components, hot runners and controls at the giant K fair in October.

Under One Roof: Innovative Recycler Closes the Loop

rPlanet Earth looks to disrupt the plastics recycling industry by creating a truly sustainable, closed-loop system for recycling and reuse of post-consumer plastics, with reclaim, sheet extrusion, thermoforming and preform making all in the same plant.

Injection Molding: PET Preform System Refined For Energy Savings, Easier Use

Husky’s HyPET HPP5 system has numerous upgrades for energy savings, lower maintenance, and ease of use.

Digitized Process Streamlines Hardware Ordering and Manufacturing

Husky says new components can be configured via a web interface and manufactured in a completely automated process, slashing lead times from several weeks to a few hours.

Full Plate of New Technologies on the Table at EVCO Plastics

A new low-pressure molding process, 3D printing of production parts and prototype tooling, collaborative robots, and process monitoring with automatic QC are all on the menu.

rPlanet Earth Opens Vertically Integrated Recycling Plant In California

Among a range of reclaim and polymer processing systems in place at the Vernon plant are three Welex sheet lines supplied by Graham Engineering Corp. and equipped with EDI extrusion dies and BKG melt delivery components from Nordson Corp.

NPE Wrap-Up: News in Primary Machinery, Part 1

Rounding up details from the Big Show not previously reported in all our other coverage, here’s more news in injection and blow molding, extrusion and compounding. Next month, we’ll conclude with recycling/scrap reclaim, robots, tooling, auxiliary equipment, materials and additives.

News Highlights from NPE2018

Developments in Industry 4.0, multi-layer preform molding, automation, LSR processing, and PP were among the major newsbreakers at May’s show. And one film processor finalized purchases of 13 new lines.

‘Smart Data’: The Rise of the ‘Dashboards’

For North American plastics processors, NPE2018 offered the broadest exposure yet to the bundle of trends and technologies known as Industry 4.0 or the Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT).

Barrier PET Containers Highlighted at Husky Booth

Husky’s Multi-Layer Experience Center will be a highlight of its booth.

NPE2018 New Technology Focus: Multicomponent Injection and Blow Molding Demos

Multicolor and multimaterial molding includes composites, LSR, and even barrier preforms and bottles at this show.

Husky Highlights PET Preform & Hot-Runner Technologies

HyPET 225 system for injection molding PET preforms and its multi-layer co-injection technology featured.

News in Hot Runners & Tooling At Fakuma 2017 Show

Highlights included some unusual solutions to common problems, slim nozzles for close spacing, and controls with lots of zones, as well as a handful of new cost- and space-saving standard mold components

Injection Molding: Hot Runner for Tight Spacing Of Small Parts

Side-gated hot runner called ideal for direct gating of small parts with a compact mold.

New Approach to PET Containers With Integral Handles Commercialized

Special preform has integral injection molded handle.

Three-Pronged Growth Strategy In U.S., China & Mexico

Diversified molder pursues growth on two continents in medical, packaging, and large parts.

Hot Runners & 3D-Printed Molds Headlined at K Show

Automotive was a key focus for hot-runner developments. 3D-printed plastic prototype tools were another highlight.

K 2016 Injection Molding: Rapid Pace of Development

Servo drives dominate. Other trends include multitouch screens, adding materials data to process controls, and Industry 4.0 connectivity.

Smart Tool, Electric Tool

The old gray mold ain’t what she used to be. Or won’t be for long, if recent trends hold up.

K 2016 Preview: Injection Molding

Adapting injection molding to the concept of Industry 4.0 is gaining momentum. At this show you’ll see that the interconnected, integrated “factory of the future” is almost here.

AdvanTech Hopes To Open Up New Closure Market

A linerless, one-piece injection molded cap for carbonated soft drinks cuts weight dramatically.

Ten Intriguing Injection Molding Technologies of 2015

I know I’m leaving myself wide open on this one. I was asked, “What are the 10 most interesting injection molding technologies of 2015?” I should have pleaded eggnog hangover and politely declined.

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.

News Highlights from NPE2015

Here’s a first look at new technology in materials, auxiliaries, and all types of processes.

Developing Tomorrow’s Containers: Inside Amcor’s R&D Center

How award-winning package design, full-service laboratory facilities, and game-changing process development support a world-class injection and blow molder.

INJECTION MOLDING AT NPE: Molding Exhibits Show Off Cell Integration with Multiple Processes & Operations

If you’re interested in lightweight composites, IML, LSR, multi-shot, inmold assembly, barrier coinjection, micromolding, variotherm molding, foams, energy-saving presses, robots, hot runners, and tooling—they’re all here in force.

A Challenger Tackles Coinjection For Barrier PET Preforms

Barrier PET containers for beverages, sauces, and other sensitive products become more cost-effective through more efficient use of expensive barrier resins.

More Details on Husky’s Barrier Coinjection Debut

New challenger promises big savings through more uniform barrier-resin distribution.

News in Hot Runners & Tooling At Fakuma 2014

Novelties included variable-pitch manifolds, mold servo controls, 3D printed plastic mold inserts, and flexible/formable cooling channels.

Chinaplas Show Offers News For Packaging, Automotive, Electronics

Fast-growing plastics fair showcases the region’s growing appetite for sophisticated food packaging, and more.

Milacron acquires Kortec building its coinjection portfolio

Milacron is building an impressive injection technology portfolio that will give it greater reach into packaging markets.

EVCO Plastics at 50: Still Thinking Big

In its first half-century, EVCO Plastics has grown from one half-ounce injection machine in a basement to a $130 million company with 148 presses and 900 employees at nine plants in the U.S., Mexico, and China.

Super-Lightweight PET Bottles

Lightest ever still water, hot-fill PET bottles debut at Drinktec sow.

New Hybrid Machine Platform Focused on Customization, Integration, Energy Savings

After five years of product development behind the scenes, Athena Automation is ready for its close-up.

News in Injection Molding Control & Monitoring from NPE2012

There were also several interesting developments in injection molding control and monitoring systems at this past April’s NPE2012 exhibition in Orlando, Fla.

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.

NPE: New Machines Exhibit Sophisticated Molding Demos

More speed, more power, more precision, and more automated functions accomplished in and out of the mold. That’s exactly what injection machinery suppliers were offering at NPE2012.

Tooling at NPE: A Hot-Runner Bonanza in Orlando

Most of the emphasis is on valve gating and on doing more in less space. Other highlights include standardized mold components, some impressive feats of moldmaking creativity, and advances in mold simulation.

Injection Molding: Speed, Automation & Integration

Hot buttons at the show will be multi-component molding, in-mold labeling/decorating (IML/IMD), in-mold assembly, medical molding, liquid silicone rubber (LSR), micro-molding, and high-speed packaging.

Tightening the Screws on Precision Molding Of Thermoplastics & LSR

Fairly consistent focus of annual conference was how to get better control of the molding process.

Want to Slash Energy Costs? Learn How to Measure & Manage Them

Price pressure from consumers and rising energy costs have increased the importance for molders to reduce energy consumption, measured in kWh/kg of resin processed.

Bonanza of Hot Runners & Controls Introduced at K 2010 Show

At the world’s largest plastics show in Dusseldorf last fall, hot-runner and controller manufacturers introduced a flood of new developments in speed, size, accuracy, and reliability.

INJECTION MOLDING: Automation and Integration At K Show

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.

K 2010- Injection Molding New All-Electrics & Hybrids Balance Performance & Economy

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.

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.

New Machines & Processes Unveiled By Wittmann Battenfeld

At an open house in Kottingbrunn, Austria, last month, Wittmann Battenfeld GmbH showed what it has been doing to make good on its pledge to reinvigorate the venerable Battenfeld name and its reputation for innovation.

Hot Runners for Large & Small Parts Debut at NPE 2009

Although we previewed a number of new developments in hot-runners at NPE 2009 in our May and June issues, the big show in Chicago served up still more new offerings for PET preforms, medical parts, caps and closures, and more.

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-compact presses for small parts. Several new machines targeted specific applications such as caps and closures, PET preforms, LSR, or integrated long-glass compounding.

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 and blow molding, extrusion, compounding, and thermoforming.

Modular ‘Adaptable Automation’ Makes IML More Economical

Five years ago, in-mold labeling was just gaining traction among North American injection molders as a one-step approach to decorating without secondary operations.

Unbalanced? No Shortage of Ways to Fix Uneven Filling of Multi-Cavity Molds

The accepted ground rule for balancing melt flow in multi-cavity injection molds is to achieve equal flow distance from the injection point to each cavity.

Injection Molding Compounders Molders Get Control Of Their Materials

The combination of an injection molding press and a twin-screw compounding extruder represents a new paradigm for processors: They create their own materials as they mold them.

K 2007 Injection Molding: Lots of New Machine Choices For Exotic to Everyday Molding

If you were looking for a new machine to mold micro- or mega-sized parts, multiple materials, long fibers, high-speed/high-cavitation packaging, exotic multi-material combinations with compounding on the machine, or just a cost-effective press for general-purpose use—K 2007 had it all.

K 2007 Blow Molding: Electric Machines Take Hold

Development of all-electric and hybrid-electric blow molding machines may be gaining momentum, as evidenced by several new models introduced in Dusseldorf.

Hot-Fill Packaging: OPP and 'Panel-Less' PET Bottles Grab the Spotlight

Improved clarity and cost competitiveness, added to its inherent heat resistance, are reviving OPP’s prospects in hot-fill barrier containers. But hot-fill PET containers are raising the bar with higher productivity and ‘panel-less’ bottle designs.

Hot-Runner News at K 2007

While a number of exhibitors at the “K” show in Dusseldorf are keeping their new entries under wraps until showtime later this month, some suppliers have released a few details on their new hot-runner components and controls.D-M-E will introduce the Bacchus hot-runner system for crates and packaging.

Electric, Hydraulic, or Hybrid? What's the Right Injection Press for You?

If you were buying an injection molding machine 20 years ago, you had to decide between a toggle or fully hydraulic clamp and that was pretty much it.

NPE 2006 News Wrap-Up: Hot Shots: New Nozzles and Controls Add Sizzle to Runnerless Molding

Electrically driven valve pins, a low-cost alternative to valve-gating, mold-mounted temperature controllers, and new components for fast color changes are some of a host of new components and systems unveiled at the giant NPE 2006 show in Chicago this past June. (Some brand-new introductions since the show are also included in this report.) The news includes runnerless products aimed at everything from micromolding to shot weights up to 17.4 lb.

NPE 2006 News Wrap-Up: Testing and QC--New Lab Instruments Stress Affordability and Convenience

Thermal and mechanical testers, color and appearance sensors, vision inspection devices and CMMs—the NPE had them all in more compact, economical, and easy-to-use models.

NPE 2006 News Wrap-Up: Injection Molding

Advances in electric drive technology were evident in nearly every injection machine builder’s booth in Chicago.

What to See at NPE 2006: Injection Molding

Energy-saving all-electric machines will continue to be a big draw at NPE, where new designs or upgraded models will be found in virtually every press maker’s booth.

Auto Glazing: Window of Opportunity for Molders

This emerging market promises to be big but challenging. Polycarbonate car windows require specialized machinery, high-end processing capability, premium polymers, advanced coating technologies, and innovative mold and runner designs.

Barrier Bottle Technologies Square Off

With single-serve containers raising shelf-life demands, packagers are seeking the barrier with the best cost-performance for PET bottles. Multilayer seems to have the upper hand, but monolayer, coating, and oxygen-scavenger technologies have all won niches.

The Next Generation of Multi-Component Molding

Multi-shot and coinjection molding techniques are staking out new territory. Mach ines are getting larger and are combining more materials or colors in more sophisticated and imaginative ways.

New Processes Give Automotive Molders An Edge in Cost and Productivity

Car makers' all-out effort to cut costs is giving rise to new paint-free technologies, including an innovative 'simultaneous-shot" injection molding process that was presented at the SPE Automotive Division's latest annual Innovation Awards ceremony.

K 2004 Wrap-Up on Injection Molding: Spotlight on Electric And Multi-Component Machines

Molders were treated to a trove of injection machinery introductions geared toward applications from micro-molding to packaging to large parts.

Two-Material Automotive Part Is Cored Out with Water

A three-stage injection process involving nylon, polypropylene, and water assist was demonstrated at the recent K 2004 show in Dusseldorf, Germany.

In-Mold Labeling Catching on in North America

Already a familiar sight on European store shelves, the eye-catching appeal of "IML" is gaining traction among North American injection molders. The latest tooling and automation designs can handle the higher volumes needed here.

Six-Axis Robots: Where They Fit in Injection Molding

Injection molded parts are typically demolded with simple pick-and-place automation—a top-mounted, gantry-style (also called Cartesian, linear, or traversing) three-axis robot.

K 2004 News Preview: Injection Molding

The diversity of electric machines will be on display at this year’s show, with several new all-electric versions in direct-drive and belt-driven versions.

In-Mold Lamination: U.S. Auto Market Is Catching Up

Although more widely used in Europe, in-mold laminating is gaining a foothold in U.S. automotive interiors. Molders can choose from a handful of different process technologies that promise labor and other cost savings.

Mold Designers Put the Web to Work

The internet is redefining the tool-design process. Some mold designers are finding that using the Web to manage a tool project can shorten lead times, cut costs, and make sure vital data get to all participants in a project.

Super-Clear PP Barrier Bottles Are Now Stretch-Blow Molded

In a first for stretch-blow molding, Chicago-based Pechiney Plastic Packaging, Inc. (PPPI) is launching a family of polypropylene barrier food containers that are claimed to be as clear as multi-layer PET bottles.

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NPE News Wrap-up: Robots

From micro to maxi, from simple sprue pickers to sophisticated six-axis models, NPE had it all. A raft of new robots, faster and smarter than ever, will help make automation an irresistible choice for U.S. molders.

NPE 2003 News Wrap-Up: Hot Runners

From complete hot halves to individual nozzles, a host of new products promise smaller gate vestiges, less maintenance, better temperature control, and lower cost.

NPE News Wrap-Up: Injection Molding

Stress-free production of large car windows, in-mold painting, and an injection unit that applies pack and hold while accumulating the next shot were a few of the cutting-edge technologies on display.

Tandem Tools: New Twist on Stack Molds for Larger Parts

Two new tooling concepts adapt the idea of stack molds to producing larger parts that can be of dissimilar shape, size, color, or material.

All-Electrics & Stretch-Blow Get Top Billing

Energy efficiency and production cost savings were dominant themes of the blow molding exhibits at K 2001. A handful of new all-electric machines aroused intense interest, though they are aimed primarily at niche markets. And in two-stage (reheat) PET stretch-blow molding, the focus was on boosting output per cavity.

Blow Molding (K 2001 Preview)

One cluster of blow molding innovations on display at K 2001 will address the need for more versatile single-stage injection stretch-blow molding (ISBM) machines. A thirst for energy savings underlies plans to launch all-electric units for PET and HDPE containers. Also in the limelight are advances in large-part technical blow molding.

Injection Molding (K 2001 Preview)

All-electric machines will be one of the biggest themes in injection molding machinery at this year’s K show, where at least nine firms will bring out their first models.

Greater Pickings in Robots for Injection Molders

The newest crop of robot automation for injection molding machines, displayed recently at the Platex show in Osaka, Japan, and the Plast-Ex Show in Mississauga, Ont., continue the trend toward six-axis jointed-arm models and improved servo-driven, beam-mounted units seen at last year's NPE show in Chicago. The latest introductions also include new controls for servo-driven robots, new units designed to work in palletizing cells, and a range of new sprue pickers in servo and pneumatic models.

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