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News in Hot Runners & Tooling At Fakuma 2014
Novelties included variable-pitch manifolds, mold servo controls, 3D printed plastic mold inserts, and flexible/formable cooling channels.
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New in PET: Injection-Compression-Stretch-Blow Molding
Continuous, rotary injection-compression molding of preforms is linked to rotary stretch-blow molding.
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Additive Manufacturing Is the New ‘Normal’
One of the first companies founded on the principle of individualized manufacturing puts AM to work right out front in its retail lobby.
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Amcor Wins Race for Hot-Fill PET with Metal Lug Closure
Consumers get the reassuring "pop" of freshness without the weight and fragility of glass.
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Uptick in Hourly Rates in First Half of 2014
Mold orders and optimism are strong, though capacity utilization is slightly lower.
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Key Themes from the Fakuma Show
Servo-hydraulics, servo sprue pickers, electronic water-flow monitoring/control, and exotic multi-process cells were the headliners in Friedrichshafen.
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Integrated Multi-Process Cells Hum at Fakuma Show
Why not combine plastic injection with metal injection, or bead-foam molding, or laser printing?
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How Currier Puts the ‘Custom’ In Custom Blow Molding
The three key ingredients are responsiveness, full-service product development, and control over both the bottle and the cap.
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Touch-Sensitive Control Surfaces: The Next Thing in Medical Technology?
Cost savings and cleanability are moving overmolded capacitive-sensing films from automotive consoles into medical equipment.
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Three Themes at Fakuma Show
Servo hydraulics are becoming standard; servo pickers proliferate; water flow monitoring and control are new focus.
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The Customer Buys the Machine, You Mold the Parts
Currier Plastics houses and operates customer-owned injection and blow molding presses, cutting costs for both parties.
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