Injection Molding

Injection Molding: Production Monitoring System Built for Simplicity, Affordability

Smart Attend reportedly installs in 2-4 hr and boosts productivity by 10-20% within two weeks.

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Engel Establishes New Unit for Project Planning of Composites Systems

Engel adds new commercial sub-division to design and sell composite machinery systems, now separate from its composites R&D unit.

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color

Two Acquisitions in IML And Packaging Automation

CBW Automation joins H. Muller-Fabrique de Moules; Verstraete IML is acquired by Multi-Color Corp.

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UMass Lowell Emphasizes Lab Work for Process Ready Graduates

The current and former department chair’s of UMass Lowell’s long-running plastics program take a break from finals to speak with PT.

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Decoding ‘Industry 4.0’

The biggest splash at NPE will come from the wave of technological innovation and futuristic enthusiasm known variously as Industry 4.0 or the Smart Factory or the Internet of Things.

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Low-Pressure Injection Molding Technology Boasts Faster Cycles, Better Parts

Available for license, this low-pressure process “breaks the rules” of injection molding, but has numerous benefits for molders.

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Roctool Creates Design Team to Assist Customers’ Product Development

Roctool offers help in developing products using rapid heat/cool injection molding with induction heating.

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Multicomponent

Milacron’s First Klear Cans Hit Store Shelves

Clear, coinjected cans of PP and EVOH hold fruit pieces.

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New Physical Foaming Process Debuts at Fakuma

Pellets are impregnated with CO2 gas in a sealed chamber, which need not be mounted on the injection machine.

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best practices

How Parkway Makes Stock Jars Into a Custom Business

This family firm distinguishes itself in a commodity market by offering numerous ways to customize its stock products.

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Plastics Size Reduction