Injection Molding

Wittmann Battenfeld Unveils Composite Molding System

Another injection-machine builder enters the competition in organosheet overmolding.

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Molder Cuts Post-Purge Costs and Downtime in Half

By switching to a new purging compound, IMCO now can complete a changeover in 10 min.

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Postconsumer

News Highlights from NPE2015

Here鈥檚 a first look at new technology in materials, auxiliaries, and all types of processes.

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A New Name & New Dimension in Mold- Temperature Control

Controlling both water temperature and flow rate promises dramatic savings in energy and cycle time.

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PET

Ten Tips to Slash Cycles in PET Preform Molding

Here are some tricks of the trade to make your preform processing more productive, even if you don’t have the latest souped-up press.

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Injection Molding, California Style

There are particular challenges associated with plastics processing in the Golden State. But opportunities beckon for those who can overcome them. That’s the story of AMA Plastics.

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Blow Molding

Processors’ Growth Returns

After a one-month dip, the market expands once more, though the rate has slowed.

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best practices

TOOLING: Venting: A View From the Trenches

Venting is a prime culprit for molding problems, partly because toolmakers and process techs have different ideas of what’s needed.

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INJECTION MOLDING: Scientific Molding Gone Wrong

Sometimes molders get trained in Scientific Molding only to revert to their old way of doing things as soon problems pop up.

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Tiebarless Training in Tennessee

A manufacturing education center and two new Engel injection molding machines are doing their part in Tennessee to help feed that state鈥檚 voracious appetite for skilled plastics workers in its burgeoning automotive industry.

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Process Cooling