Mobile Dry-Air Dryers for Small Throughputs Feature Integrated Conveying
By entering the material to be dried, the system automatically fills the drying bin and applies resin specific pre-drying conditions.
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Line Redesign Launches New Small- and Mid-Size Desiccant Dryers
After cooling options and a new control highlight completely revamped dryer line.
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Injection Molding: Wittmann’s U.S. Debut of Two Machines, New Robots & Auxiliaries at NPE
A high-speed packaging machine, two-shot micromolder, and new high-end and economical robots, plus several new auxiliaries bow in at NPE.
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Drying: Vacuum Drying Line Extended
New, intermediate-range model in the VBD line of vacuum resin dryers from Maguire.
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Vacuum Drying Sucks Wasted Time From Process Set-Up
A switch to vacuum drying resulted in a completely revamped process for this custom molder.
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Technology Takes Aim At Drying Specialized Resins
Novatec develops new at-the-press drying solutions for molders tackling highly tailored nylons and other specialty materials.
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Why Drying Polyolefins Might Be Right for Your Process
From a technical standpoint, drying non-hygroscopic materials such as polyethylene and polypropylene may not be necessary. However, doing so may be advantageous to your process. Here are details.
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Injection Molding: Industry 4.0 Advances at Fakuma 2017
At October’s Fakuma fair in Germany, several injection machine suppliers will showcase their progress toward Industry 4.0 connectivity.
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What You Need to Know About Drying Specialty Nylons
PPA is being used more frequently by molders for demanding high-heat applications in automotive and other markets. While in the nylon family, it does not dry quite like nylon. Follow these tips.
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The Primary Importance of Secondary Equipment
Resin drying, resin conveying and process heating and cooling are as vital to the injection molding process as the press and tool, and they get their due at Molding 2017.