Injection Molding

Dual-Zone Hot Sprue Bushing

Melt Design’s Equatemp line of hot sprue bushings now has a dual-zone model.

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Arburg Cancels 2021 Technology Days Event

Originally moved from its traditional Spring timing to June, Arburg has cited the ongoing pandemic in canceling its 2021 Technology Days event at its Lossburg, Germany headquarters.

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Booster Unit Amplifies Microcellular Foaming

Trexel’s NC-Series Nitrogen Booster can reliably supply nitrogen supercritical fluid (SCF) to multiple satellite dosing units, creating a low-cost option to equip multiple molding machines with MuCell microcellular foaming.

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Packaging

SABIC and KraussMaffei Collaborate on Development of Innovative Thin-Wall Packaging

The partners launched their collaboration at the newly expanded Thin-Wall Packaging Applications Center at KraussMaffei’s Swiss subsidiary and manufacturer of Netstal injection molding machines  

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Falcon Plastics Expands Tennessee Facility

The South Dakota headquartered custom molder has broken ground on a 20,000-ft2 expansion at its site in Lexington, Tenn., allowing it to add new processing equipment.

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Molding Solutions Acquires Seabrook Plastics

With the assistance of Nuvescor Group, the two Michigan-based injection molders will be joined.

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Engel Moves Technology Symposium Online

The Austria-based maker of injection molding machines and automation equipment is shifting its traditional in-house event to a virtual platform from June 22-24.

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EVCO Plastics to Add White-Room and LSR Molding

New plant in Georgia has room for 20 injection machines, including the company’s first LSR molding presses to enhance its medical capabilities.

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Upgraded Simulation Package Adds Nozzle Zone & Conformal Cooling ‘Wizards’

Wizards assist conformal-cooling layout and simulation of melt compression in the nozzle in Moldex3D 2021.

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Medium-Pressure Machine for Structural Foam

Wilmington’s 500-ton model is suited to both solid molding and thin-wall structural foam.

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Plastics Size Reduction