Injection Molding

INJECTION MOLDING: Properly Placing & Cooling Insulator Plates

Thermal-energy management from the mold to the platens is critical for making consistent parts.

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Compounding

Reshoring Trend: Fading or Going Strong?

One study says it鈥檚 over, another source says it still has legs.

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A Service Engineer’s Guide to Boosting Molding Machine Productivity

Consider these tips from a technician who’s visited about 4000 plants over a 40-year span.

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Medical

Savvy Molder Willing To Share Its Smarts

OCTEX adds advanced metrology technology to brand-new lab, and will make it available to other molders.

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Blow Molding

February’s Index—49.6

Processing market at highest level since last April.

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Wittmann Battenfeld Expands Training Team

Injection machinery expert arrives from Austria.

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Compounding

Online Global Marketplace For Polymer Transactions

Service allows polymer buyers and sellers around the world to post products, negotiate, and arrange for shipment.

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Dynamic Conveyor Hires Additional Sales Manager

Dynamic Conveyor hires additional inside sales person to assist with growing sales of DynaCon and DynaClean Conveying Systems.

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Mold Simulation

Simulation Meets Reality: Physical & Virtual Molding of LSR

Growing sophistication in simulating the molding performance of LSR is evident in the case of this exceedingly complex part. Actual molding trials validated the predictions of simulated ‘virtual molding.’

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Packaging

How to Select and Process High-Density Thermoplastic Materials

Choosing and working with high-density materials requires special knowledge in the areas of applications, mold design, and processing. Here are best practices that should increase your understanding.

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