Injection Molding

New Servo-Hydraulic Toggles for Two-Shot Molding
New two-component press with rotary table and multiple injection-unit layout options. 

Fully Automated Mold-Change Is Here
An integrated solution using Stäubli's technology in a smart-factory setting shows how Single Minute Exchange of Die can work.

Really Big Machines Dominate Milacron Booth
The largest machine at this NPE—or any NPE to date—is Milacron’s new 2250-ton Cincinnati machine. Not to mention the massive platen of a 6600-tonner now under construction, also on view.

Automotive Composites With a Soft Touch
Auto interior component marries continuous-fiber composite with hard/soft overmolding.

LSR Headlamp Lens Uses Auto Cavity Balancing
Engel molds complex LSR automotive headlamp lenses with the help of a new valve-gate cold-runner system.

Automatically Set, Maintain Ideal Cooling Parameters for Temperature Control Units
Engel will use NPE2018 as the North American launch of its iQ flow control software.

Wittmann Shows Its 'Pathway to 4.0’
Wittmann Battenfeld’s operating work cells demonstrate self-adjusting machine controls, auxiliary equipment fully integrated with the injection press, and predictive-maintenance programs.

New Physical Foaming Process for Injection Molding
Linde will introduce a new physical foaming process for injection molding and show off CO2-based gas-assist and mold-cooling technologies.

Injection Process Monitoring & Control Adds Multi-Component Molding, Part-Quality Prediction
Kistler’s ComoNeo 2.1.0 monitors up to four components and adds quality prediction.

Engel's Online Customer Portal Goes Live in North America
Engel’s online customer portal improves service and ordering of spare parts; it offers remote troubleshooting and preventive-maintenance monitoring.