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Tooling: How to Properly Size Gates, Runners and Sprues; Part 5 of 5
Get the sprue, runner and gate sizes close to ideal the first time around.
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Materials: Annealing Tips for Semi-Crystalline Polymers: Part 4
You can forgo the elevated mold temperatures normally recommended for high-performance semi-crystalline materials. But it’s risky and likely to yield parts that under-perform expectations … assuming that they emerge from the annealing process looking anything like the drawing.
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New Mold Grease Smooths Operations for Troublesome Tool
Switching to a new synthetic grease helped an injection molder keep a difficult die running, eliminating unplanned downtime and cutting scrap.
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New to Using Color Concentrates? Follow These Tips to Improve Results
With a focus on highly loaded color concentrates, here is a guide for processors of rigid packaging and building products on how to specify the appropriate colorant for these applications.
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New Bioplastics Could Lead to Tougher, More Versatile Medical Implants
Researchers at U.K.’s University of Birmingham have developed a type of nylon bioplastic that is tough and strong and easy to process for medical implants.
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Custom Molder Helps Entrepreneurs Choose Optimal Colorants for Successful Product Launches
Blue Ring Technologies has zeroed-in on Chroma’s highly-loaded G2 colorant system for the production of high-quality parts.
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iMFLUX Leverages Its Resources to Fight Coronavirus
P&G’s subsidiary pressed its design and moldmaking expertise into service to make face shields and nasal test swabs for the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Captive Molder Seeks Bigger Footprint in Custom Business
Pittsfield Plastics Engineering has spruced up its facility and added new technology as it seeks to expand its 911爆料网 beyond its proprietary line of reels and spools.
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PE Film Market Snapshot 2020: Institutional Can Liners
Market is about 1.37 billion lb strong now, and is expected to grow by 2.6% through 2022.
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Use This Check List to Get Your Machine Properly Installed
Whether you bought a new machine or one that’s been refurbished, you need to prepare for installation so that it can be executed as seamlessly as feasible. Here some advice.
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BOPE Takes Aim at BOPP & BOPET Films
Nova’s new biaxially oriented HDPE is seen as a more easily recyclable monomaterial contender versus multilayer BOPP or BOPET films.
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Coronavirus Test Kits Test MGS’ Manufacturing Mettle
MGS Manufacturing is marshalling its injection molding, moldmaking and automation skills in a tightly compressed timeline to outfit the equivalent of a full-scale injection molding plant for COVID-19 test kits.
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