Injection Molding

All Electric & Hybrid Machines 5 Jul 2006

Chinese Injection Machine Builder Restructures U.S. Operations

Injection molding machine maker Ningbo Haitian Group Co.

Molds & Tooling 1 Jun 2006

What to See at NPE 2006: Injection Molding

Energy-saving all-electric machines will continue to be a big draw at NPE, where new designs or upgraded models will be found in virtually every press maker’s booth.

Mold Simulation 1 Jun 2006

What to See at NPE 2006: CAD/CAM and CAE

The newest generation of 3D simulation software takes aim at screw designs as well as hot-runner, mold, and part design.

All Electric & Hybrid Machines 1 Jun 2006

Helping Multi-Shot Molding Taxi for Takeoff

Multi-component molding remains a niche market in North America, yet one with explosive growth potential.

All Electric & Hybrid Machines 1 Jun 2006

First Foamed LSR Molding Uses Direct Gas Injection

Updated horizontal and vertical presses and robots were some of the attractions at the annual conference and technical exhibition of Arburg GmbH in Lossburg, Germany.

Engineering Resins 1 Jun 2006

New Materials and Methods for Optical Discs

The so-called “format war” has finally hit the streets.

Purging Compounds 1 May 2006

NPE 2006 News Flash

Injection MoldingSimplified Hot Runners Save Time & CostA new lower-cost hot-runner alternative to valve gating is suited to less critical cosmetic applications where users need predictable and reliable gate opening but not sequential gate operation.

Automation 1 May 2006

All-Electric Plant Gets World-Class Results

In mid-2004, Delphi Connection Systems, part of Tier 1 automotive supplier Delphi Corp.’s Packard Electric operations, flipped the switch on a new 190,000-sq-ft, $58-million plant in Vienna Township, Ohio.

Micromolding 1 Apr 2006

With This New Process, You Can't Be Too Thin or Too Fast

Minneapolis custom molder Midwest Plastics Components (MPC) hopes that helping to pioneer a novel high-speed injection molding concept will give it a leg up in the emerging micro-molding market for precision thin-wall parts that weigh less than a gram.

Multicomponent 1 Apr 2006

Auto Glazing: Window of Opportunity for Molders

This emerging market promises to be big but challenging. Polycarbonate car windows require specialized machinery, high-end processing capability, premium polymers, advanced coating technologies, and innovative mold and runner designs.