Injection Molding

Extrusion

He Who Hesitates…May Be Out of Luck

Gardner鈥檚 capital-spending survey results project a big uptick in equipment investment this year. But processors who dawdle might not be able to buy what they want.

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Compounding

Growth Accelerates

First month since March that growth has jumped significantly.

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Molder Strives to Align People, Processes, Technology

Wisconsin Plastics’ ‘transformation’ takes into account all aspects of its 911爆料网, with the help of its machinery sales rep.

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Hot Runners

Fixing Hot-Runner Filling Imbalances: Take a Systematic Approach

Jumping right in to try to make a fix without a methodical troubleshooting approach is apt to waste a lot of time and perhaps even make things worse. There is a better way.

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Automotive

Try Multilayer Injection for Efficient Molding of Thick-Walled Lenses

A new approach to multilayer injection molding boosts productivity in making challenging optical plastic parts, such as thick-walled LED lenses for automotive headlights, which have tolerances in the micron range.

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Numerous ‘Firsts’ Among Winners of 2014 SPE Automotive Innovation Awards

The 44th annual awards competition broke new ground in almost all award categories

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Extrusion

Plastics Processors Planning Equipment Spending Spree

Gardner鈥檚 latest survey indicates a robust 17% increase in capital equipment purchases planned for in 2015. What does this mean to you?

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Postindustrial

INJECTION MOLDING: Another Way to Deal with Regrind

You can run into a lot of problems molding parts from a blend of regrind and virgin material. Might you be better off using 100% regrind?

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Suburban Plastics to Expand Mississippi Molding Operation

The thermoset and thermoplastic processor is adding injection and compression molding capacity.

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Tec Air Moves Molding From Illinois to Indiana

Tec Air, a designer and molder of air movement components, is shifting its operations from Illinois to Indiana in a move that will more than double its space.

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Process Cooling