
Matthew Naitove Contributing Editor
Moldmaker Branches Out With New Services & Technologies
NyproMold offers new development tooling program and the latest in servo drives, enhanced cooling, and CT scanning.
Read MoreOutrunning the Competition with the First Plastic 2-Stroke Engine Valves
All it took was some original ideas, a lot of nerve, and a little high-tech injection molding.
Read MoreSmart Tool, Electric Tool
The old gray mold ain鈥檛 what she used to be. Or won鈥檛 be for long, if recent trends hold up.
Read MoreLet a Cobot Hand You a Beer
So-called 鈥渃ollaborative鈥 robots (or 鈥渃obots鈥) are supposed to be safe and easy to get along with鈥攏o need to wall them off in their own guarded areas.
Read MoreK 2016 Preview: Injection Molding
Adapting injection molding to the concept of Industry 4.0 is gaining momentum. At this show you’ll see that the interconnected, integrated “factory of the future” is almost here.
Read MoreK 2016 Preview: Blow Molding
Looking for speed and energy efficiency? Take your pick of new all-electric, hybrid, and servo-hydraulic machines.
Read MoreWhat’s Brewing in Technology to Make Coffee Pods
With more than 9 billion of them sold last year alone, the prospect of selling high-output production systems to make single-serve coffee pods must be enough to make a machine builder鈥檚 mouth water.
Read MoreWhy You Can’t Ignore (Even If You Try) Industry 4.0...
...(Or Why They鈥檙e Calling the Upcoming K Show 鈥淜 4.0鈥)
Read MoreRockin’ Reunion For Alumni of World’s First, Biggest Thermoformer
In one room, several centuries of experience at the granddaddy of all thermoformers.
Read MoreEngel Previews K 2016 Introductions
Advances in mold cooling, machine condition monitoring, and in-mold decorating will be key exhibits in Dusseldorf.
Read MoreWittmann’s 40th Anniversary Gala Unveils New Products
New machinery, robots, and auxiliaries demonstrate continued momentum of technical development—and preview some K 2016 exhibits.
Read MoreAdd Dirt to Your Resin?
No, it鈥檚 not recommended, but some people do it anyway. Inadvertently, through carelessness or lack of training.
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