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Truckload of Machinery Stolen on Way to NPE
Two molding machines, a mold, and a robot highjacked 10 days before the show.
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A World Without Machine-Hour Rates?
We need your data to publish the latest survey of custom machine-hour rates.
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INJECTION MOLDING AT NPE: Molding Exhibits Show Off Cell Integration with Multiple Processes & Operations
If you’re interested in lightweight composites, IML, LSR, multi-shot, inmold assembly, barrier coinjection, micromolding, variotherm molding, foams, energy-saving presses, robots, hot runners, and tooling—they’re all here in force.
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BLOW MOLDING AT NPE: Energy Savings, Lightweighting & Flexibility
New machines are mostly all-electric, hybrid, or servo-hydraulic.
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Why Five-Axis Cartesian Robots Are a Hit with Molders
Five-axis linear robots are proving to be a cost-effective alternative to six-axis articulated robots in many applications.
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A Challenger Tackles Coinjection For Barrier PET Preforms
Barrier PET containers for beverages, sauces, and other sensitive products become more cost-effective through more efficient use of expensive barrier resins.
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Short-Run Specialist Chases Higher Productivity While Staying Lean
How do you automate jobs that run only a few hours? That’s only one of the questions challenging a fast-growing, short-run molder.
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Big Presses Get Their Mojo Back with Control Retrofits
Some of the largest machines in the country--or the world--have gained new lease on life from updated controls.
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More Details on Husky’s Barrier Coinjection Debut
New challenger promises big savings through more uniform barrier-resin distribution.
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Benchmark Your 2014 Molding Business
Add your data to our confidential Custom Injection Molders Hourly Rates Survey.
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Micromolding Gets Bigger at Tessy Plastics
Micro parts are a tiny but fast-growing segment of its custom molding ´óÏó´«Ã½, with potential to expand beyond the medical sector.
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‘Passive Variotherm’ Cooling Cuts Cycle Time at Low Cost
A hot/cold molding technique lets the injected melt do the heating while water flow is paused.
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