Injection Molding

Molds & Tooling

Hot Runners: A View from the Bottom Up

Addressing hot-runner benefits, improvements, and everyday issues from the perspective of decades of experience with probably every brand on the market. Part 1 of 2.

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Wisconsin Firms Unite in Battle Against Covid

Teel Plastics opened new plant in record time, partnering with AEC & Aqua Poly Equipment Co. to expand production of swab sticks to fight pandemic.

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sustainability

Avoid Four Common Traps In Granulation

Today, more than ever, granulation is an important step in the total production process. Our expert explains a few of the many common traps to avoid when thinking about granulators

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industry 4.0

Automation Evolution: From Robots to Work Cells, Solo Devices to Integrated Systems

Injection molding automation has progressed from devices to systems, from simplicity to more complex capabilities. The author traces this development through various levels of automation – all still available choices today – and analyzes the costs and capabilities for each level.

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Packaging

New Cap for Child-Resistant Pill Bottles Is Senior-Friendly & Saves Resin

Exclusive lightweight cap design can be removed simply pushing down on the center. No gripping or twisting needed.

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Blow Molding

New Inspection Systems for Caps at K 2022

Improved separation and simpler inspection of tethered caps; cloud-based remote data access; new cap-tightening evaluation; and new sanitary washdown design.

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k show

Comprehensive Optical Inspection for PET Preforms

Delta Engineering teams with Intravis to inspect preform mouth, body, thread and color.

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Tooling

Addman Acquires Harbec

The metalworking and metal and polymer additive manufacturing collective formed in 2020 has purchased the 45-yr-old injection molder and moldmaker.

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Recycling

K 2022: ‘We’ve Been Waiting 40 Years!’

With sustainability top-of-mind in the plastics industry, this was a ground-breaking show for builders of recycling equipment. It also prompted new thinking in thinwall injection molding.

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Injection Machines Use Novel Two-Stage Molding System

EdeX servohydraulic presses from Taiwan are the first to employ the Inject-EX plasticating system from Md Plastics.

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