Know-How

Eliminate Problems with Container Handles
Know-How

Eliminate Problems with Container Handles

Extrusion blow molding a container with a handle may sound easy.

Read More
Eliminate Surface Defects on Molded Parts
Injection Molding

Eliminate Surface Defects on Molded Parts

Visible defects on the surface of a molded part appear as dull, glossy, or hazy areas, or as a rippled surface, called orange peel.

Read More
Less Downtime = More Profits With Accumulator-Head Machines
Know-How

Less Downtime = More Profits With Accumulator-Head Machines

A fundamental challenge in operating accumulator-head extrusion blow molding machines is to minimize downtime.

Read More
Injection Know How

What You Can Learn from Shot Profiles

Want to know more about your molding process? Need a better way to diagnose problems? There's no better tool than the electronic 'signature' provided by process-monitoring curves of cavity pressure and other variables. Here's a sampling of seven real-world molding issues as revealed through shot profiles.

Read More
Plastics Size Reduction
Process Cooling