Injection Molding

All-Electric Injection Molding Machine Line Expands

Fakuma 2024: Engel unveils new e-mac 500 with “High” clamping drive and encapsulated toggle-lever mechanism.

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Extrusion

Insight Polymers & Compounding Unveils New Conductive Products Line

The new conductive products line will also be produced for injection molding and extrusion.

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Get the Most From Fiber-Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites Parts

There are five specific areas that designers and manufacturers need to consider to realize the potential of these unique materials.

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Self-Learning Control Algorithm for Temperature-Controlled Hot Runner Balancing

At Fakuma 2024, Kistler presents the new ComoNeo 7.0 process-monitoring system with the Multiflow 2.0 feature update for consistent temperature control in multicavity molds.

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Postindustrial

Coinjection Technology Showcases Recycled Material Containment

At Fakuma, an all-electric PXZ Multinject machine sandwiches a black core made of mechanically recycled PC/ABS within an outer layer made of chemically recycled ABS.

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Micromolding

Servo-Hydraulic Injection Molding Machine With an Electric Injection Unit Premieres

Fakuma 2024: Wittmann Battenfeld says the 2K SmartPower Combimould features a new electric injection unit option.

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industry 4.0

Equipment Suppliers Show Adaptability and Smarts at TaipeiPlas 2024

Customizable equipment solutions, warm hand-off support, and seamless software integrations highlight Taiwan’s plastics show.

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Extrusion

PCE Adding Space to Help European Suppliers Enter US Market

‘Nesting strategy’ aims to provide established European companies with economical entry to U.S. market.  

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Apollo Funds to Acquire Barnes Group

Barnes, whose Molding Solutions portfolio includes Synventive, männer, Foboha, Thermoplay, Gammaflux and Priamus, is being sold for $3.6 billion to funds managed by Apollo Global Management.

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best practices

Annual Benchmarking Survey of Injection Molders Released

Plastics Technology Top Shops Benchmarking Survey provided both unanimous responses and divided results, but pervasive throughout is the sense of an industry still grappling with the aftermath of 2020’s global pandemic.

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Plastics Size Reduction