All Electric & Hybrid Machines
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.
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Hybrid Injection Clamps The Best of Both Worlds?
In between all-electric and hydraulic-powered injection machines, a new species of hybrid clamp has emerged. Advocates say it combines the best qualities of electric servos and hydraulics without their disadvantages.
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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.
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A New Plant Is a Blank Slate
The nice thing about a start-up is that you get to start from scratch.
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How to Make the Transition to Electric Presses
Electric injection machines are becoming more and more prevalent, and as they hit the shop floor, you are responsible for making them produce parts with dimensions, appearance, and performance to client specifications.
Read MoreRoyal Plastic to Make Laser-Sintered PEEK Aircraft Parts
Aerospace composite fabricator Royal Plastic Mfg., Minden, Neb., is expanding into the emerging field of rapid manufacturing with the purchase of the first Eosint P 800 laser sintering machine in North America from EOS of North America Inc., Novi, Mich.
Read MoreDon't Neglect Cooling... There's Money to Be Made
For most injection molding jobs, cooling is 95% of the cycle time.
Read MoreUnusual Insert Molding Yields Integral EMI/RFI Shielding
One of the winners of the recent SPE Automotive Innovation Awards embodies a number of technical advances in manufacturing worthy of 29 U.S. patent applications.
Read MoreMicromolding with COC
A pretty impressive example of micro injection molding is this “microwell array,” which has millions of tiny wells measuring 3 microns in diam. and 3 microns deep, with a pitch of 6.5 microns.
Read MoreKortec, Silgan Reach Container Deal
Kortec Inc., Ipswich, Mass. and Silgan Plastics have signed an agreement giving the Chesterfield, Mo., molder exclusive rights to supply Kortec’s multilayer, thin-wall containers for specific markets throughout North America.
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