Injection Molding
New Light on How to Optimize Properties of Microcellular Foams
With the growing popularity of thermoplastic microcellular foams (such as those produced by the MuCell process of Trexel Inc.) comes increased need to understand how to optimize foam properties through appropriate foam structure.
Read MoreHusky to De-Emphasize Large-Tonnage Machines
Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd., Bolton, Ont., says it will de-emphasize production of large injection presses in order to concentrate on its core packaging markets, including PET preforms, closures, and thin-wall products.
Read MoreRapid Tooling “Grows” Profits At Linear Mold
Rapid manufacturing technologies tend to be focused primarily on making prototype and sometimes production parts.
Read MoreFast Heat Quits Heaters, Keeps Hot Runners
Fast Heat Inc., Elmhurst, Ill., has sold its U.S. 大象传媒 in heating elements and sensors to Tutco., Inc., Cookeville, Tenn., a major supplier of electric heating elements.
Read MoreMolding Simulation: New Frontiers in Process Prediction
Software suppliers agree that 3D simulation of injection mold filling, packing, cooling, shrinkage, and warpage is fairly mature.
Read MoreTraining Pays Off in Productivity
A skilled and efficient workforce provides a decisive edge against competition and improves the bottom line.
Read MoreFind the Source of Visual Defects
The appearance of visual defects on parts such as cracking, crazing, grooves, ripples, wave marks, and flaky brittleness often indicates more than an aesthetic problem.
Read MoreNew Low-Pressure Process Molds Long Profiles On Small Presses
A new process that can produce long, thin-walled profiles and strips with functional or decorative geometries integrated in the part in a single step was developed by IB Steiner engineering consultants and Hybrid Composite Products GmbH, both in Spielberg, Austria.
Read MoreHot-Runner Controller For Up to 256 zones
WEB EXCLUSIVE A new hot-runner temperature controller for six to 256 zones was unveiled at the recent Chinaplas show in Shanghai by Yudo Co.
Read MoreNew Presses, Robots And Low-Pressure Process
At its annual Technology Days conference and exhibition in Lossburg, Germany, Arburg GmbH + Co.
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