Injection Molding
NPE Newsfinder: Injection Molding
The abundance of injection molding news at this year’s show is staggering.
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Small Molder Builds a High-Tech Showplace
How does a small injection molding company position itself to compete with much larger, technically sophisticated rivals?
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Metal Replacement Accelerates In Under-Hood Parts
Plastics are making new inroads in valve covers and air-intake manifolds on U.S.-built vehicles.
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The New Dimension in Mold Simulation
Keep an eye on the increasing prominence of so-called 鈥3D鈥 mold analysis. Two vendors of simulation software from Europe and Asia think it鈥檚 the best solution for a big proportion of injection molded parts. Established U.S. suppliers aren鈥檛 so sure. In any case, the capabilities of both 3D and standard 2.5D simulation are expanding rapidly.
Read MoreNew Polymer Uses Sunlight To Arm Itself Against UVDamage
Using sunlight to protect against sunlight—that’s the unusual concept behind GE Plastics’ new Lexan SLX polymer.
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What to Do When the Mold Just Won't Fill Right
What should have been a routine injection molding job was plagued with problems right from the start.
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How to Optimize Adhesion in Hard-Soft Overmolding
Over the past decade, soft-touch overmolding has radically changed the look, feel, and function of a broad range of consumer products.
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Pushing the Limits Of Structural-Web Molding
Four years of development and over $7.5 million have resulted in what is believed to be the largest part ever made by gas-assist injection molding and also the largest ever made by the structural-web process, a variant of gas assist.
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Injection Molding Troubleshooter: Get the Most from Flow Simulation
Flow-simulation software is one of the most powerful tools ever developed for improving injection molded part quality.
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TP Composites: New Option in Lightweight PP/Glass Composites
From its Detroit-area offices, Swiss-based Quadrant Plastics Composites (QPC) has introduced a family of lightweight reinforced thermoplastic (LWRT) composites to North America.
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