Injection Molding

Automation

On-Site: Injection Molding 'Outside the Box' at MGS Mfg. Group

Though it grabs a lot of headlines, multi-material, multi-shot processing still makes up only about 10% of injection molding activity in North America.

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Hot Runners for Large & Small Parts Debut at NPE 2009

Although we previewed a number of new developments in hot-runners at NPE 2009 in our May and June issues, the big show in Chicago served up still more new offerings for PET preforms, medical parts, caps and closures, and more.

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Drying

Today's Lesson: Drying (Part 1)

Listen up, please: This is going to make your life easier.

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Molds & Tooling

3D Systems Launches Rapid Parts Service

3D Systems Corp., Rock Hill, S.C., a supplier of 3D printing, rapid prototyping, and rapid manufacturing equipment and materials, has acquired Acu-Cast Technologies, Lawrenceburg, Tenn., a provider of prototyping services.

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Incoe & Beaumont to Represent Each Other

Incoe Corp., Troy, Mich., and Beaumont Technologies, Inc. (BTI), Erie, Pa., have agreed to allow each to sell the other鈥檚 products.

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Multicomponent

New Concept for Multi-Shot Molds

Production of multi-color or multi-material articles on a conventional injection press without additional equipment is enabled by new tooling technology from German moldmaker Zahoransky Formenbau GmbH.

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Molds & Tooling

New Desktop 3D Printer Comes to U.S.

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Solido of Israel recently launched a new desktop 3D printer and announced two U.S. distributors.

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Molds & Tooling

New Alliance in PET Preform Molds

ABBA Systems Ltd., Brantford, Ont., and Mold-Masters Ltd., Georgetown, Ont., are teaming up to supply complete PET preform injection molds under the name iPET Systems.

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Plastics Size Reduction
Blending & Dosing