best practices
15 Things to Know About Servo-Driven Injection Machines
Drive technology for injection molding machines has been continuously evolving, and servo motors have become widely used in a variety of roles. Here’s what molders need to know about today’s servo drives in terms of cost, performance, maintenance, and training.
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How to Collect and Interpret Process Data in Extrusion: Part 2
In this second of three installments, the focus is on the crucial element of melt temperature.
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World-Class Processors: Meet Plastics' Preeminent Processors
Plastics Technology’s second annual benchmarking survey is back with a new honor roll of companies from across the industry. One of the ties that binds these progressive processors is their reliance on data.
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What You Need to Know About Locating Rings: Part 1
Selecting the right locating ring and putting it to good use takes a lot of thought.
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Extruding with Fillers
You can use the reference point from processing unfilled polymer to determine whether you can run filled resin on your current system.
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Energy Consumption Made Visible
Molder adds system that allows it to track energy usage in nearly real time and is now using less power, despite increased production.
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Extrusion Powerhouse Does It All
Tekni-Plex has evolved into a technically diverse global supplier of a wide range of extrusions for a host of markets, many of which are regulated.
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Hitting the Numbers, Part 2: The Shrinkage Factor
The shrinkage factor is one of the most critical numbers to hit.
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Don’t Build In Melt-Temperature Variations
It’s not unusual for polymer to exit the extruder with a uniform melt temperature, only to be fouled up by downstream flow pipes and the like. Here’s how to avoid this.
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The Need for Generalists, Part 2
Problem-solving requires a team that combines people having academic credentials with others who have hands-on experience.
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