Injection Molding

How Second-Stage Injection Speed Influences Your Process

As an injection molder, you’re familiar with first-stage fill-speed profiles and second-stage pressure settings, but have you considered the function of second-stage speed, or “hold flow”? Here’s what it does and how it affects your molded part.

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Automation

Molder Adopts ‘Semi-Smart’ Automation

R&D Plastics finds new and more sophisticated ways to use robots.

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Multicomponent

Injection Molding: First Look at Vertical Multicomponent Press

Wittmann Battenfeld's new VPower machine in Combimould version   exhibited at K 2019.

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RJG Partners with a Nebraska Community College on Injection Molding Training Lab

RJG and other partners are contributing to new plastics training lab at Central Community College in Columbus, Neb.

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Wittmann Battenfeld Partners with Moldex 3D on LSR Injection Molding Simulation

Wittmann Battenfeld is exploring integration of Moldex 3D LSR molding simulation with its injection machine controls.

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Toshiba Expands Assembly Capabilities; Name Change Coming in 2020

U.S. injection molding sales, service and assembly together under one room for the first time.

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PET Packaging Technologies Debut at K 2019

SACMI will show its latest for compression, injection and blow molding—mainly of PET.

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Automotive

Materials: New Self-Bonding LSR for Overmolding onto PC, PBT

Primerless adhesion of Momentive’s new LSR to PC and polyesters will be demonstrated at K 2019.

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k show

Injection Molding: New Hybrid Option For Small Machines

Boy Machines, for the first time, is offering a hybrid option on its injection molding machines.

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Niigata Restructures North American Sales for Molding Machines

Sales, service and support, parts and repair will be handled directly from Illinois HQ. Machinery sales vet Cunningham named G.M.

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