Injection Molding

economics

Plastics Processing Business Continued Contracting in April

Global economic shutdown causes downturn in new orders and production.

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Tooling: How to Properly Size Gates, Runners and Sprues, Part 4

How to get the sprue, runner and gate sizes close to ideal the first time around.

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Attention Moldmakers: Amerimold Goes Live

Live and on-demand sessions, exhibitor showrooms, a community forum and more—Amerimold is online June 9-13, register now for free.

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Medical

Coronavirus Doubles Demand for Used Blow Molding Machines

Demand for hand sanitizer, alcohol, cleaning products and beverages is reportedly straining capacity in blow molding.

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Simulation Software Speeds Mask Development

Sigma Engineering partnered with Arburg and others to expedite the design and optimization of a molded LSR mask, using simulation to determine mold setup, filling calculations and thermal layout in 24 hours.

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Fundamentals of Proper Press Shutdown

Press shutdown procedures have a significant impact on achieving smooth machine startups and restarts to improve uptime. Here’s a procedure you might want to deploy in your molding operation.

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Milacron Announces Rental Options for New Machinery

Plastics processing machinery supplier Milacron introduced a new rental option for its equipment via an exclusive financing partner, Equipment Finance Group (EFG), granting emergency capacity to serve Covid-19 projects.

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Multicomponent

Covid-19 Test Swab Production Cell Introduced

Cell includes a mold, molding machine and robot with the ability to create 320 test swabs per minute and 460,000 test swabs per day.

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Recycled Resin Gains Molder a Green Niche

Injection molder AGS Technology uses compounding know-how to turn old scrap into new auto parts that satisfy performance and sustainability goals.

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Medical

Molder Pushes Limits of Rapid Tooling in Coronavirus Crash Projects

Harbec explores 3D printed aluminum molds with conformal cooling.

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Plastics Size Reduction