Hot Runners
Hot Runners: System Targets Dust Reduction in PET Preform Molds
MHT and university researchers developed a new hot runner specifically for PET preforms that is said to greatly reduce dust formation and will launch at K 2019.
Read MoreHot Runners: Multi-Tip Nozzle For Vertical Gating, Process Monitoring and LSR Cold Runner
At K 2019, Ewikon will unveil a new nozzle range for vertical multi gating, process monitoring tech and a cold runner for LSR molding.
Read MoreHillenbrand Inc. to Acquire Milacron Holdings
Milacron joins Coperion, Rotex, and other industrial holdings under the Hillenbrand umbrella.
Read MoreHasco Opens Hot Runner Technical Center in Austria
Hasco has headquartered its hot runner operations in Guntramsdorf since 2014; the new expansion features a SmartPower 120/350 injection molding machine from Wittmann Battenfeld.
Read MoreA Walk Around Incoe’s New Hot-Runner Plant
A private tour—the grand opening of Incoe’s new headquarters plant.
Read MoreTooling: Off-the-Shelf Conformal Cooling via Standardized Components
Ready-to-order conformally cooled cold-sprue and hot-drop bushings from Milacron’s DME business allow molders to reap the benefits of 3D printed cooling channels in key areas of the tool without the cost of one-off custom analysis, design and fabrication.
Read MoreHaidlmair Spins Off New Hot-Runner Company to Sell Novel FDU Nozzle
Unique nozzle design for faster cycles at lower temperatures and pressures is now available to all moldmakers.
Read MoreRethinking Machine Nozzle Tips: Hybrid Design Boosts Flexibility, Efficiency
New cold-sprue and hot-runner nozzle tips promise utility across a wide range of materials, eliminating the need to swap out different tips for different jobs while also promising to solve scrap and process issues.
Read MoreWater Injection Beats Gas Assist in Lightweighting Car Door Panel
Renault’s conversion from metal-frame construction to plastics prototype switched from gas assist to water injection. Here’s why and how.
Read MoreHow to Manage Pressure Loss in Injection Molding
Achieving a process window wide enough to ensure consistent part quality depends on achieving sufficient pressure at end of fill.
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