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Custom Structural Foam: A Small But Thriving Niche
How to succeed in the small but busy world of custom structural foam? Maximize your pounds per hour and use robots.
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LSR Molders Get New Handle on Cure Speeds
LSR molders can now tailor the cure profile for every part with one material system that allows adjustment of inhibitor level.
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DME Moves Closer to Molders & Moldmakers in Mexico
DME sets up permanent office to support Mexico's fast-growing plastics industry.
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What's the Fuss Over Thermoplastic Composites in Automotive?
Find out at a brand-new conference this June in Novi, Mich.
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Want to Know Custom Molders’ Hourly Press Rates?
You can get them (for free) if you take a minute to respond to our anonymous survey.
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News in Molding Simulation at K 2013 Show
At October's K 2013, suppliers of injection molding simulation software displayed solutions addressing a number of hot topics, as well as technology to speed up handling of larger models and multiple iterations.
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New Player in Enhanced PLA Compounds, Additives
Floreon of the U.K. offers -impact-modified PLA that's more than 90% biobased, as well as additive masterbatches.
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Milacron Adds to Its Aftermarket Family
Milacron LLC recently completed the purchase of Industrial Machine Sales, Inc. (IMSI) and its sister company, Precise Plastics Machinery (PPM), both of Southlake, Texas.
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News in Robots from K 2013
Injection molding Cartesian robots are being made lighter and faster, but with greater payload capacity and vibration resistance. Six-axis articulated robots are being made easier to program.
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News in Hot Runners & Tooling at K 2013
Molds that break speed records for specific applications; hot runners for medical, packaging, and automotive parts; temperature and valve-gate controllers; and standardized mold components constitute a large grab-bag of news in the tooling category for injection molding at the Dusseldorf show.
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