Injection Molding
RJG Adds LS Mtron Molding Machine To Training Facility in North Carolina
The all-electric WIZ-55E was installed at RJG’s new training facility located on the Rowan-Cabarrus Community College (RCCC) campus in Kannapolis.
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New Technology Bonds Aluminum With Polyamides
With many benefits for numerous potential applications, including in the burgeoning electric vehicle market, Celanese’s Zytel Bonding Technology achieves stronger bonds than overmolding or welding.
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Warpage Waylaid Via Simulation
Designed to form a component that would hold headlights in place, the mold was intended to produce a front-end automobile bracket. Instead of parts however, the tool’s real output was problems.
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New LSR Cold Deck
Hot runner supplier Mastip used K 2022 to introduce the customized and valve-gated Aquilo liquid silicone rubber (LSR) cold deck.
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Combined Nissei and Negri Bossi Bring Collaborations to K
The first machine to be co-developed by the companies—an all electric targeting Europe—was among the Düsseldorf debuts.
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Understanding Flow Fronts and Defects
Flow-front behavior and corrections are key to solving many common molding problems —what is your process’s flow trying to tell you about your part?
Read MoreNanopowder Screw Coating for High-Wear Applications
Coating option for tops of feedscrew flights also showcased.
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How Do You Estimate Cycle Time?
Molders price jobs based on estimated press time, and that is where you can either be very profitable or lose your shirt. But there’s a new, free resource to help you out.
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Void Prediction for Injection Molded POM Parts
Resin maker Polyplastics says the CAE analysis technology can predict the risk of voids in a part design before the mold is created.
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KraussMaffei Group Announces Leadership Change
At the start of 2023, Li Yong will replace Michael Ruf as CEO of the plastics machinery equipment supplier headquartered in Germany and majority owned by China’s Sinochem since 2018.
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