Injection Molding

economics

June’s Index: 46.8

But plants with 100-249 employees expand for fourth straight month.

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best practices

TOOLING: Let’s Get Serious About Mold Cooling: Part 2

Some creative thinking with conventional technology, like small cooling lines and bubblers, can generate big improvements in cooling and cycle times.

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Automotive

Engel Previews K 2016 Introductions

Advances in mold cooling, machine condition monitoring, and in-mold decorating will be key exhibits in Dusseldorf.

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Multicomponent

Wittmann’s 40th Anniversary Gala Unveils New Products

New machinery, robots, and auxiliaries demonstrate continued momentum of technical development—and preview some K 2016 exhibits.

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processing tips

INJECTION MOLDING: Purging: A to Z

Use these steps as a guide to minimize the time and money it takes to switch materials and color on your presses.

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Tech Center Boasts Five Engel Machines and MuCell Technology

A new Detroit-area tech center gives automotive OEMs and their tier suppliers a production-scale lab to test the very latest molding technologies.

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Medical

Engel’s Liquid-Metal Technology Could Be a Hit

A technology leader in plastics, the Austrian firm鈥檚 collaboration with innovative metal molding firm Liquidmetal is drawing 鈥渙verwhelming interest.鈥

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Multicomponent

China’s Appetite for Advanced Molding Technology

Do automation and advanced molding technologies still offer U.S. molders safe harbor against low-cost competition?

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Postconsumer

APR: Plastic Cans With Metal Lids Contaminate Recycling

Recycling association says new container design can lead to significant issues in the plastics recycling stream.

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The 5 M’s of Molding—Part 5: Method

Once a molding problem has been identified, use 鈥渕ethod鈥 to determine whether the issue is with Man, Mold, Machine or Material.

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Plastics Size Reduction