Injection Molding
TOOLING: The Tool’s Impact On the Molding Process
Flash, venting, cooling, gating, or sticking problems? Better to fix the tool than distort your process.
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What Does It Take To Take on the World?
Participate in Plastics Technology鈥檚 second annual World Class Processors benchmarking survey and see how you stack up.
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The 5 M’s of Molding—Part I: Man (labor)
There are many areas in which personnel affect consistency and repeatability within a plastics operation.
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Custom Molder Expands in ‘Leaps of Faith’
Who would embark on an $8.8 million plant expansion without new orders in hand? Someone who knows his customers very well.
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Beefier All-Electric Machines With Enhanced Control Features
Presses designed to dismiss the perception that all-electrics can’t handle larger, heavier molds.
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‘All-Purpose’ Screw for Injection Molding Handles a Wide Range of Polymers
A mixing section with replaceable dams is said to remedy the limitations of so-called “general-purpose” injection screws.
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LSR Developments in LEDs for Automotive and Street Lighting
LSR鈥檚 resistance to UV light and high temperatures allow direct contact to LED, while low injection pressure allows overmolding of sensitive parts.
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So How Fast Can You Change a Mold?
A contest next month at a U.K. trade show will crown one molder king of the quick-change artists.
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Plastics Pioneers Association Adds Four to Membership Roster
Group membership swells to 200+.
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Wintec Adds All-Electric Line, Expands Sales Outside of China
All-electric 100- and 180-ton injection molding machines join two-platen presses in portfolio, while sales extend to ASEAN, Iran, Turkey and beyond.
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