Injection Molding

Packaging

Lightweight Composites & Superfast Container Molding at Fakuma Show

Overmolded UD tapes replace organosheet with major weight savings. And 4 PP cups molded in 1.55 sec.

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Servo Valve-Gate Helps Auto Parts Weigh Less & Look Great

More uniform and lower pressure makes a thinner, better part.

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Automation

Wittmann Battenfeld To Expand Connecticut Facility

This space allows for the future growth for all three of its divisions: IMM, robots and automation and material handling and auxiliaries.

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Paulson Cuts Ribbon On New Training Facility

Paulson Training Programs Inc., Chester, Conn., last month opened a new 9000 ft² injection molding training facility located in Tampa, Fla.

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Automation

Wittmann Battenfeld Sponsored Manufacturing Day Event For Local High Schoolers

Students began the day with an introduction to both Wittmann Battenfeld and the plastics industry as a whole.

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INJECTION MOLDING: Infrared Sensors Measure ‘Real’ Melt Temperature

Mold-mounted fiber-optic sensors do what ordinary thermocouples can't.

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Drying

‘Wearable’ Machine Sensors Extended to Power Factor & Retrofits

As is often the case with a new technology, customers are dictating how predictive-maintenance sensors will be applied and where they might be headed next.

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Mold Maintenance

TOOLING: Having Trouble with Lifters?

Lifters can cause tool maintenance, repair, and processing issues if not designed properly. Here we begin a series on how to avoid all this.

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More Servohydraulic Presses Debut at Fakuma

Wittmann Battenfeld completes its line with three new models.

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Micromolding

INJECTION MOLDING: Sneak Peek at Fakuma News

News in LSR, micromolding, IML, medical technology, and more.

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Blending & Dosing
Plastics Size Reduction