Injection Molding

Medical

Minnesota Technical College Expands Its Academic, Equipment Offerings

A medical tubing extrusion line, all-electric injection molding machine, and medical extrusion certificate are the latest additions to Hennepin Technical College (HTC) Plastics Engineering Technology program.

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INJECTION MOLDING: How to Specify an Injection Molding Machine

There are 51 things to consider when spec’ing a controller.

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Engel Shines Spotlight on Liquid Metal Molding

During its triennial symposium in Austria, the machine builder molded medical forceps parts from a novel liquid-metal alloy.

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Sepro And Billion To Offer Molding Machine/Robot Packages

The two French companies have signed a partnership pact in order to increase their presence in new markets by offering a complete equipment package.

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Tooling at NPE: Valve Gates & Multi-Tips Top the News

There’s no letup in development of sophisticated hot-runner nozzles and controls. Here’s news in these and other tooling products at the show.

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Blow Molding

Second Contraction in Three Months

Slowdown among small-to-mid-size processors drags index down.

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Troubleshooting Material Burning In Hot-Runner Systems

Burns in hot runners can be misleading and hard to diagnose correctly. Follow these tips to track down the root cause of your problem.

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Medical

On-Site: A Big Molder’s Technical Engineering Plus a Small Company’s Customer Service

That’s the formula for rapid growth at a new/old firm serving medical, military, and aviation markets.

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Sandretto’s 3D Printer Highlights MilanPlast Show

A second injection press supplier throws its hat into the 3D ring. Meantime, several Italian suppliers’ growth plans target North America.

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Blending & Dosing
Plastics Size Reduction