Injection Molding

Stainless Steel Ejector Pins Withstand Abrasive and Corrosive Resins, Offgassing

Regal components says the new line of ejector pins can withstand acids, vapors and gases resulting from molding materials like PVC. 

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LSR Machine and Injection Unit Designed for Low-Shot Volumes

BOY will present its XS machine running an LSR application created in collaboration with the University of Kassel at DKT 2022 (June 27-30; Nuremberg, Germany).

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Axiom Group Expands into U.S.

Axiom Engineered Systems will open its first U.S. site in Capac, Mich.—a facility that will house its plastic injection manufacturing, warehousing, distribution and administration.

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Nozzle Leak Detector Helps Avoid Costly Repairs, Downtime

PCS Company’s Nozzle Leak Detector (NLD) can sense plastic leakage between the mold and the machine nozzle, catching the problem before major maintenance is required.   

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Medical

Minnesota Rubber and Plastics Opens Innovation Center

The plastics and rubber compounder and molder has opened the 9000-ft2 center that’s intended to help speed product development with design, prototyping, testing and production capabilities.

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Vacuum System Gives Molds a Chance to Vent

When the in-house vacuum systems and tooling tricks that NMC Dynaplas usually deploys to deal with trapped gas failed, it turned to a Mold-Vac system and saw reject rates go from 44% to zero.

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Multicomponent

Larger Capacity Auxiliary Injection Unit Introduced

Mold-Masters has extended the capabilities of its E-Multi auxiliary injection platform, introducing the new larger capacity EM5 model.

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50 Years of Headlines … Almost

I was lucky to get an early look at many of the past half-century’s exciting developments in plastics. Here’s a selection.

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sustainability

Engel Opens Packaging Centers

Fit-for-purpose production cells for a wide variety of packaging are available at two Austrian locations—Schwertberg and St. Valentin—as part of the new Packaging Centers.

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Custom Molder Manages Growth on Several Fronts

Adding people, plants and machines, expanding capabilities in LSR, high-tonnage presses, automation and 3D printing—EVCO Plastics maintains momentum through challenging times.

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