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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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Cobot Helps Molder Keep Pace
Collaborative robot boosts process efficiency by 25%, while unburdening workers from the shop floor’s more tedious tasks.
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UMass Lowell Emphasizes Lab Work for Process Ready Graduates
The current and former department chair’s of UMass Lowell’s long-running plastics program take a break from finals to speak with PT.
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Can Robots Bridge the Skills Gap?
Robot sales break records as manufacturers’ struggles to hire skilled workers heighten—industry watchers see a direct correlation.
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VIDEO: Plastimagen Marches On
Only 49 days removed from a devastating earthquake and with the possibility of sweeping changes to a key trade deal looming, Plastimagen 2017 in Mexico City plowed forward.
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Mexico’s Plastics Sector Applies Technology to Compete Globally
Moving past cheap labor to high technology, Mexico’s evolution as a plastics hub continues apace.
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VIDEO: Plastics Technology México’s First Event Draws a Crowd
A strong slate of speakers and exhibitors paired with a growing injection molding industry and hot local economy resulted in a successful inaugural event.
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Medical Molder Cuts Resin Dust to Boost Quality & Output
As a result, part yields are boosted from only 3% to 60% or more.
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Seeking Moldmakers That Are Fast…and Smart
Now in its 15th year, MoldMaking Technology’s Leadtime Leader Award is once again seeking out tool shops that get things done.
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How Low Can Low-Rate Feeders Go?
More and more processors are looking for greater precision from their feeding equipment. Here’s what some are doing about it.
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Mexico and Injection Molding Come Together in New Event
As Mexico’s industrial base has grown, its burgeoning injection molding sector has blossomed along with it, evidenced by a new event coming this September.
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“Unexpected” Consequences: Expert Discusses Impact of Lockout Tagout Standard Changes
The decision on July 18, 1996 by a federal appeals judge to vacate three citations against General Motors reverberates anew as interested parties await the fate of one word鈥攗nexpected鈥攊n a long-established standard.
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