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Medical Molder Boasts Showpiece Material-Handling System
Flex Manchester is so proud of its new, elaborate drying/conveying system that it greets visitors front and center on their way to view the cleanroom molding floor.
Read MoreNew Test Method Analyzes Gas Formation in Molding
Resin maker Polyplastics says the proprietary method captures and evaluates gases formed during injection molding.
Read MoreAll-Nanolayer Disk Die Pushes Blown Film Layer Limits
Patented die aims to extend blown film layer limits beyond the current nine- and 11-layer standards currently considered high-tech.
Read MoreGet Ideas from IMDA Award Winners In IML, IMD & In-Mold Electronics
Winners of the annual IMDA Awards Competition highlight aesthetics, functionality, sustainability—and even COVID-19 protection.
Read MorePrototype Lego Brick Made from Recycled PET
Proprietary compounding technology upgrades rPET with strengthening additives.
Read MoreNovel Line Produces 27-Microlayer Blown Film
Italian machine builder unveils blown film system that relies on feedblocks—far more common in flat-die processing—to yield thin yet strong film.
Read More'Failing Faster' as a Winning Product Development Strategy
Sporting-goods OEM Wilson/DeMarini turns to new additive-manufacturing technology to turbocharge product development by blazing through failed iterations to find a winning design more quickly.
Read MoreHigh-Torque Twin & Novel Feeding System Debut for Compounding
ENTEK takes the wraps off three innovations aimed at increasing productivity.
Read MoreiMFLUX Plots Path to Autonomous Molding
iMFLUX used a virtual event in May to lay out a path to autonomous molding where “the machine is making intelligent decisions on behalf of the operator.”
Read MoreController-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.
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