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Yizumi Rebrands, Dropping HPM Name

The maker of injection molding and die-casting machines will now be Yizumi, not Yizumi-HPM, unifying its global identity and worldwide growth strategy.

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Extrusion

Extrusion Veteran Scuralli Starts Sales Rep Firm

Former owner of Wayne Machine & Die to represent suppliers of extrusion systems and components.  

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best practices

Part 2 Medical Tubing: Use Simulation to Troubleshoot, Optimize Processing & Dies

Simulation can determine whether a die has regions of low shear rate and shear stress on the metal surface where the polymer would ultimately degrade, and can help processors design dies better suited for their projects.

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processing tips

Medical Tubing: Use Simulation to Troubleshoot, Optimize Processing & Dies

Extrusion simulations can be useful in anticipating issues and running “what-if” scenarios to size extruders and design dies for extrusion projects. It should be used at early stages of any project to avoid trial and error and remaking tooling.  

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Film Extrusion

Novel Air Ring Solves Gauge Variations for Film Processor

Crayex installs Addex gauge-controlling air ring built for rotating/oscillating dies on a problematic line and notices dramatic improvement in thickness variations.

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New Rotary Die and Cam Lock Design for Tubing

NPE2024: New design enables quick and easy assembly and disassembly of the crosshead, and eliminates the socket head cap screws.  

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Crosshead Die for Elastomers Adjusts Easily

NPE2024: Mechanically actuated gum space adjustment requires only ordinary socket wrench.  

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'Hybrid' Die Design Eliminates Weld Lines, Cuts Stagnation

NPE2024: Newest extrusion tool retains benefits of previous design and adds features to boost quality.    

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Film Extrusion

Auto-Profile System for Blown Film Rotating Dies

NPE2024: New technology can slash gauge variation by 50%.  

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Bonding, Sintering Tech Advances Metal Bonding for Mold, Die Components

NPE2024: Punch Industry USA exhibits P-Bas, intended to replace the use of 3D printers when producing mold and die components, as well as a variety of mold component supplies.

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