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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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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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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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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