Injection Molding
New Global Standard Aims to Harmonize Injection Molding Machine Safety
ISO 20430—the first international safety standard for plastics and rubber machinery—was published after more than seven years of collaboration by roughly 40 experts from machine makers, associations, and health and safety organizations hailing from 13 countries.
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Injection Pairs with Blow Molding for In-Mold Assembly
At Sussex IM, compact cells of side-by-side injection and blow molding machines “assemble” reusable water bottles with insert blow molding and automated transfer, trimming and leak testing.
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Nebraska Community College Heeds PPE Call in Cororavirus Crisis
Molds 550 pieces of headgear for face shields in the same time it took to produce one on a 3D printer. College has donated 11,500 completed face shields for use throughout Nebraska and 800 to Columbus Community Hospital, a local facility.
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Dutch Injection Molding Machine Supplier Names Distributor for North and South America
Stork Plastics Machinery BV has chosen Chudleigh Sutch to be its distributor for North and South America.
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M.R. Mold & Engineering Completes Move to Larger Location
The California mold maker that specializes in tooling for liquid silicone rubber (LSR) completed the move into a new 23,000-ft2 space on March 31 amidst the coronavirus crisis.
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Single-Dose Purge Compound Yields Big Savings for Molder
Blackhawk Molding switched to premeasured packets of a new purge compound for 63% overall cost savings.
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Reopening America: Winnebago Industries Goes Back to Work
Plants in five states have reopened, after a variety of measures taken to support employees, customers and communities.
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Netstal Machines Enable Lights Out Production of Coronavirus Antibody Tests
Coronavirus antibody test kits for Roche will be mass produced at an annual rate of 230 million units using three Netstal machines to clean room mold cups, pipette tips and racks to hold them.
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Updated: Protolabs Pandemic Response—7.6 Million Parts and Counting
At first a stop-gap for interrupted Chinese production then a bulwark of emergency medical production at home, Protolabs’ response to coronavirus continues, nearly 8 million parts and counting.
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For Medical-Parts Molder, Better Chemical Resistance Just ‘Drops In’
Switch from PC/ABS to Eastman’s Tritan MXF copolyester helps PIM meet need for greater resistance to a wider range of disinfectants with no processing tradeoffs.
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