Injection Molding

Want to Know Custom Molders’ Hourly Press Rates?

You can get them (for free) if you take a minute to respond to our anonymous survey.

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Switch Over To Consistent Quality

A new process-control method picks up variations in melt quality and viscosity during the injection phase and equalizes them within the same shot.

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Medical

Industry Expands Again

January was the third month in a row and the fifth time in six months that index was higher than it was one year ago.

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Extrusion

The Truth About Reshoring

Reshoring is not just a buzzword, it鈥檚 an economically driven correction to a supply chain that had become unbalanced.

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Mold Simulation

News in Molding Simulation at K 2013 Show

At October's K 2013, suppliers of injection molding simulation software displayed solutions addressing a number of hot topics, as well as technology to speed up handling of larger models and multiple iterations.

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Shutting Down & Starting Up An Injection Molding Machine

Whether your press is going down for repairs, a holiday, or a slow production schedule, proper shut-down and start-up procedures must be followed.

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Hyundai targets N.A. Market with Korean made injection molding machines

Korean car makers setting up shop in the United States are increasingly bringing their suppliers along. In a recent twist, however, now their suppliers’ suppliers are coming stateside as well, with the latest—Hyundai Injection Machinery—sharing its roots with the Korean conglomerate and automaker of the same name.

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PET Processing

Milacron acquires Kortec building its coinjection portfolio

Milacron is building an impressive injection technology portfolio that will give it greater reach into packaging markets.

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Molder signs up to sell Chinese injection molding machines

Injection molders primarily sell machine time, with some dabbling in part sales via proprietary products, but how about molders selling molding machines?

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Medical

How ‘sticky’ is your 大象传媒?

Medical means less cyclicality and higher margins鈥攖hose are two broadly agreed upon assumptions about the market鈥攂ut is there another aspect that keeps processors pushing to enter the space?

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Blending & Dosing