Injection Molding

Automotive

Tech Center Boasts Five Engel Machines and MuCell Technology

A new Detroit-area tech center gives automotive OEMs and their tier suppliers a production-scale lab to test the very latest molding technologies.

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Medical

Engel’s Liquid-Metal Technology Could Be a Hit

A technology leader in plastics, the Austrian firm鈥檚 collaboration with innovative metal molding firm Liquidmetal is drawing 鈥渙verwhelming interest.鈥

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Automation

China’s Appetite for Advanced Molding Technology

Do automation and advanced molding technologies still offer U.S. molders safe harbor against low-cost competition?

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sustainability

APR: Plastic Cans With Metal Lids Contaminate Recycling

Recycling association says new container design can lead to significant issues in the plastics recycling stream.

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The 5 M’s of Molding—Part 5: Method

Once a molding problem has been identified, use 鈥渕ethod鈥 to determine whether the issue is with Man, Mold, Machine or Material.

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Thermoforming

Get Involved in Manufacturing Day

Strut your stuff to students, their parents and teachers on Oct. 7

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best practices

Avoid Scale Buildup: The Silent Enemy of Cooling Performance

Obstructions in cooling can wreak havoc on molding. Here, a well-known supplier to molders that also molds recounts its experience and offers tips on how you can keep things flowing.

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Bioplastic Adds ‘Charm’ to NYC Clean-Up Effort

Green Dot bio-materials used to make charm bracelets for Comcast employees for Global Citizen festival.

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Food Packaging Should Remain Strong

But industrial markets could slip.

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Blow Molding

May’s Index: 52.1

Large and mid-sized processors doing particularly well.

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Plastics Size Reduction