Injection Molding

Molds & Tooling

Hot/Cold Injection Molding: Which Approach Is Best for You?

The hot-and-cold molding process gives molders a new tool to achieve top-quality esthetics or to fill challenging thin-wall parts. There are a number of options in heating methods, and this article discusses the ins and outs of each.

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High-Tech Molder Modernizes Its Fleet

EPC replaces older presses with its first all-electrics, in integrated cells from a single source.

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MOLDING 2016: New Approaches to Processing, Tooling & QA

The largest-ever annual Molding Conference included newsworthy technical presentations on a variety of injection molding topics. Here’s a selection.

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March 2016 Index: 52.8

Processing 大象传媒 index registers growth for first time in 10 months.

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INJECTION MOLDING: Gate Freeze Study: Danger in a Name?

The test actually determines the hold time needed to mold repeatable parts, and it should be done regardless of whether the gate freezes or not.

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Color Done Right

Look for a supplement to the September Issue of Plastics Technology with tips and techniques that will help you make your coloring operations as efficient as possible

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Packaging

AdvanTech Hopes To Open Up New Closure Market

A linerless, one-piece injection molded cap for carbonated soft drinks cuts weight dramatically.

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Macro Plastics Adds Two New Negri Bossi Bi-Power Machines

Installation of the new Bi-Power presses and Sytrama robots was completed in March 2016.

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New Injection Screw Is Said to Be Truly ‘All-Purpose’

A mixing section with removable dams can adjust melting capability to the viscosity of the material.

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Introducing 'HD Plastics'

"High Definition Plastics" is a new way of thinking about the benefits of heat/cool molding with induction heating.

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Process Cooling