Injection Molding
Video: Ultradent Bags Both Hot Shots Prizes at PTXPO 2023
Topping five other entries in voting by fellow molders, the Ultradent team talks about their Hot Shots sweep.
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Engel Achieves Record Earnings
For the fiscal year ending in March, the Austrian maker of injection molding machines and automation reported earnings of euro 1.7 billion ($1.86 billion), an all-time high.
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How Backpressure Optimization Affects Melt Preparation
Backpressure is often the least understood of the settings in an injection molding process, even though it can play a significant role in the final quality of the part. Let’s start with understanding what backpressure is and then learn how to optimize it for a given mold.
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Make Your Mark: Free Benchmarking Survey Remains Open
You have until April 30 to fill out your 2023 Plastics Technology Top Shops Benchmarking Survey, with no cost to you and a free analysis of your operations’ performance upon completion.
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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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