Injection Molding
Innovative Micro-Molding From Minnesota Machine Shop
Machine shops are natural inventors, but not necessarily suited to supporting and marketing a product. This Minnesota shop with an invention related to micromolding will share it through licensing.
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Modular Screw Optimized for Microcellular Foam Molding
KraussMaffei says its HPS-Physical Foaming screw features a universal design and 30% higher plasticizing capacity for MuCell molding.
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The Importance of Hot Nozzle-Tip Mating Against a Cold Sprue Bushing
Done improperly, the result is a cold slug in the nozzle/sprue and a production stop. But there is a better way.
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Compact Stack Mold for Thin-Wall Packaging
Oerlikon HRSflow says the patent-pending design allows the use of smaller injection molding machines while still promising the high output a stack mold tool.
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Kistler Announces New Sales Representation in the Southeast
Kistler has appointed Fordham Plastics as its exclusive sales representative for all products in its Plastics and Advanced Manufacturing Business Units.
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MGS Acquires Danish Product Design Firm
The Wisconsin based molder, moldmaker and contract manufacturer has acquired design and engineering firm Technolution A/S (Hørsholm, Denmark).
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System Offers 'Lights Out' Mold-Channel Cleaning & Diagnostics
New system automatically cleans mold-cooling lines—including conformal channels—removing rust and calcium, among other deposits, while simultaneously testing for leaks, measuring flow rate and applying rust inhibitor.
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Plastics Technical Conference Returns to Penn State Behrend
Returning last June after a pandemic hiatus, Penn State Behrend (Erie, Penn.) will once again host its Innovation and Emerging Plastics Technologies Conference.
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Design Optimization Software Finds Weight-Saving Solutions Outside the Traditional Realm
Resin supplier Celanese turned to startup Rafinex and its Möbius software to optimize the design for an engine bracket, ultimately reducing weight by 25% while maintaining mechanical performance and function.
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Internal Gas Pressure Molding Offers Sustainability Benefits
Wittmann Battenfeld says its upgraded Airmould 4.0 technology, which features a more compact footprint, saves material and cycle time — thereby also cutting energy use.
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