Heating & Cooling

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The Next Game-Changing Technology in Tools and Dies

The first conformal-cooled tools entered the European market 25 years ago; a new conference aims to determine what the next 25 years could hold.

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Molds & Tooling

New Database Documents Advantages Of Rapid Heat/Cool Molding

Enhanced flow and gloss are measured with several different resins.

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Variotherm Molding Can Double Flow Length, Cut Cavity Pressure By 70%

RocTool’s year-old HD Plastics Materials Database further expanded.

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Film Extrusion

VIDEO: Extrusion Still Mixes Art and Science

On many extrusion shop floors, there’s likely a more experienced staffer who can tell something’s amiss with a line using only the instrumentation God gave him or her.

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Augmented Auxiliaries At K 2016

Incremental improvements to existing technologies combined with altogether new advances at the giant show.

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Compounding

Auxiliary Equipment Suppliers Take Partners to Boost Extrusion Offerings

Maguire and Moretto acquire extrusion equipment and controls.

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Take These Steps To Maintain Efficiency Of Your IBC

The overall performance of a blown film line depends on a properly tuned and maintained IBC control system. Follow these preventive-maintenance tips to keep your system running smoothly.

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Sheet Extrusion

Cooling Makeover Helps Plant Boost Efficiency, Save Energy

Switch to new system also allows extruder and thermoformer to boost throughputs.

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New Use of Induction Heating in Composite Overmolding at K 2016

Induction heats the organosheet in the mold, as well as the injection mold itself.

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K 2016 Preview: Injection Molding

Adapting injection molding to the concept of Industry 4.0 is gaining momentum. At this show you’ll see that the interconnected, integrated “factory of the future” is almost here.

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Process Cooling
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