Products

Blow Molding: Heavy-Duty Bottle Deflashers

A pair of high-impact bottle deflashers are designed for heavy-wall containers made of tough resins like PC and E-PET.

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Injection Molding: Screw/Barrel/Valve Package For High Glass Loadings

Three-part plasticating package for injection molding targets compounds with high glass-fiber loadings.

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monitoring

Injection Molding: Faster, More Sensitive Mold-Protection Vision System

A new version of a camera-based mold monitoring system features larger color touch screen.

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Automotive

Injection Molding: Hot Runner for Tight Spacing Of Small Parts

Side-gated hot runner called ideal for direct gating of small parts with a compact mold.

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Multicomponent

Injection Molding: Two-Shot Screw/Plunger Machines Now Come Standard

New horizontal injection machines feature two-shot capability as standard.

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Injection Molding: Industry 4.0 Advances at Fakuma 2017

At October’s Fakuma fair in Germany, several injection machine suppliers will showcase their progress toward Industry 4.0 connectivity.

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Medical

EXTRUSION: Planetary Cutter Offers More Precision for Medical Tubing

Secondary off-line finishing is said to be all but eliminated.

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INJECTION MOLDING: New Monitors, Controls, Sensors

New capabilities include the OPC-UA interface for Industry 4.0 communications.

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INJECTION MOLDING: Medium-Pressure Machine For Large Solid or Foam Parts

Large-shot, 800-ton press straddles the gap between standard injection and structural-foam machines.

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Film Extrusion

EXTRUSION: Feedblock Fine-Tunes Layers, Balances Velocities

Device is adjustable in-line and is available with larger than usual channel widths to reduce shear stress and interfacial instability.

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Additives

EXTRUSION: System Precisely Meters Blowing Agents

Blowing agents pumped in quantities proportional to extruder speed.

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Postindustrial

RECYCLING and SCRAP RECLAIM: New Family of Shredders

Called the Raptor Series, these modularly designed units from Rapid Granulator feature a reported “world-first open-hearted” design.

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Process Cooling