Injection Molding
How Inline Vision Inspection Can Minimize Scrap in Molding
Once viewed by injection and blow molders as a necessary evil, machine vision technology today can continuously monitor and improve production while reducing costs.
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iMFLUX Goes Royalty-Free and Transitions to Mainly R&D Role
By July, P&G will close the iMFLUX site and move to royalty-free licensing through injection-machine vendors and third-party retrofitters. An iMFLUX R&D team will continue to develop the technology.
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Nexa3D Acquires Addifab
The maker of polymer 3D printers and the creator of technology for injection-molding-ready printed tooling are fully joined after announcing a collaboration last year.
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How to Reduce Sinks in Injection Molding
Modifications to the common core pin can be a simple solution, but don’t expect all resins to behave the same. Gas assist is also worth a try.
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Heated Tapered Nozzle Launches
Introduced by Zeiger and Spark Industries at the PTXPO, the nozzle is designed for maximum heat transfer and uniformity with a continuous taper for self cleaning.
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Ultradent Sweeps 2023 Hot Shots Awards
Ultradent's entry of its Umbrella cheek retractor took home the awards for Technical Sophistication and Achievement in Economics and Efficiency at PTXPO.
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Online Voting for Hot Shots 2023 is Open
Online voting is officially open for the Hot Shots 2023 injection molded parts competition; cast your ballot today on which of the six finalists best meets the prize criteria.
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Arburg Marks Anniversary with New Generation of Machines
The Hehl family company, which grew into Arburg, marks its centennial this year with a new generation of energy and resource efficient hybrid injection molding machines.
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Machine Intelligence Mobilized Against Waste
Part quality was naturally the first target of autonomous molding algorithms, but later developments have focused increasingly on preventing wasted time, energy, material and hardware maintenance.
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Software Tracks Energy Waste in Real Time
Affordable add-on to production monitoring software alerts uses when energy is being wasted.
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