Injection Molding
The Cost of High Employee Turnover in Injection Molding: Why Retention Matters
Starting in molding in 1993 and clocking in for nearly every job on the floor over the intervening decades, I’ve seen all sides of the hiring, training and retention process in the industry. Here are my thoughts on how to keep your most important asset — your people.
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Line of Locating Ring Adapters Expanded
Hasco has added four new sizes to its Z7500/... locating ring adapters, which enable accurate installation of injection molds.
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Hot Runners: Truths. Myths, Overlooked Areas: Part 2
Here’s a view from the trenches of a tooling manager who, over 30 years, has experienced the joys and pains of using virtually every type of hot runner on the market. Part 2.
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Attention Molders: Time to Get Serious About Sustainability
If you’re not looking at ways to make your injection molding operation more sustainable, perhaps you’d better get started.
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Customer Service App Redesigned
Introduced in 2014, Wittmann’s WiBA Connect app has been updated based on customer feedback and renamed WiConnect!
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Vertical Injection Molding Machine Range Extended
LS Mtron’s expanded range of LSG-V vertical machines has 13 models with a variety of injection and rotary table formats.
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The 500-ton Lumina 2400HE is available for mold and material trials.
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Program Guides Operators Through Injection Molding Process
KraussMaffei says its new smartOperation digital service provides intuitive operator support, particularly for workers with little or no experience.
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Wireless Strain Measurement Tracks Tie Bar Bending, Cavity Pressure
Gefran says the QE2008-W wireless strain measurement system uses a sampling rate of up to 1000 measurements/sec to measure clamping force, bending and cavity pressure profile.
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How to Achieve Simulation Success, Part 2: Material Characterization
Depending on whether or not your chosen material is in the simulation database — and sometimes even if it is — analysts will have some important choices to make and factors to be aware of. Learn them here.
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