Plastic Injection Guide

2019-09-11 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Managing Asian Tooling Sources

Working in the Asian marketplace requires an adaptability to different cultures, business norms and government regulations. When dealing in the Pacific Rim remember that you are not dealing with a Wes...

2019-09-11 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Top 10 Must-Have Qualities of the 2018 Mold Manufacturer

1. Teambuilder. Must strive to possess a strong network of sub-contractors/ suppliers that is capable of meeting the exacting demands of reduced leadtimes and consistent product quality and specialize...

2019-09-11 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Thermal Insulation Controls, Manages Heat

Thermal insulation technologies are an effective means to control and manage heat precisely in the molding process—saving energy and money while improving quality. This results in less time spen...

2019-09-11 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on ProMoldGauer, Inc.: Acquisitions Key to Sustainability

Two key acquisitions allow this moldmaker to diversify its customer base and remain successful through difficult industry times. In June 1999, when ProMoldGauer, Inc. was known as ProMold, Inc., the T...

2019-09-10 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Custom Machining Builds Revenue at Strohwig

Moldmaker turns metal fabrication skills into a major profit center with aerospace work. For more than a quarter century, Strohwig Industries did most of its business as a toolmaker specializing in in...

2019-09-10 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on MiNaT Fair to Return to Stuttgart

Electric irons that automatically switch off when left standing, chips that partially return sight to the visually impaired, motors with a diameter of less than 20 mm, and coloured solar cells th...

2019-09-10 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on 1,000th Hawk ‘Flies’ out the Door

Vision Engineering Ltd., which has been designing and manufacturing ergonomic microscopes for 50 years, dispatched its 1,000th Hawk noncontact measuring system recently. The recipient of the machine w...

2019-09-09 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on BEC to Protect IP Rights of Exhibitors

Seeking to strengthen its commitment to intellectual and industrial property (IP) rights, Bilbao Exhibition Centre (BEC) intends to implement further action against unfair competition at trade fairs. ...

2019-09-09 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Renishaw Opens New Taiwan Office

The measurement technology specialist Renishaw plc has opened a trading office in Taichung, Taiwan, to support the company’s strong growth in the Taiwanese market. The new subsidiary company, Re...

2019-09-09 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Multiphase-Flow Workshop Coming to Dresden

The 6th FZD & ANSYS Short Course and Workshop, entitled “Multiphase Flow: Simulation, Experiment, and Applications,” is scheduled for June 24–26 in Dresden, Germany. The prelimin...

2019-09-08 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Engineering Conference Features Visit to Studer

The European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology (EUSPEN) was founded within the framework of the EU Competitive and Sustainable Growth programme in 1999. In connection with the socie...

2019-09-08 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Lenovo to Use Abaqus at Design Centre

The 3D and product lifecycle management (PLM) software provider Dassault Systems has announced that Lenovo, a major computer manufacturer, will deploy Abaqus unified finite element analysis (FEA) soft...

2019-09-08 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Cutting Delivery Time 50 Percent With the Right CAD/CAM Package

With the appropriate CAD/CAM software behind it, one mold shop plans to further reduce its mold tooling turnaround time and remain a supplier of choice for its customers. Craft Pattern & Mold, Inc...

2019-09-07 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Aligning Efforts in the Automotive Industry

Forming a strategic alliance allows this group of moldmakers to pool their resources and offer OEMs complete support—all the while realizing tax savings. Although the automotive market has been ...

2019-09-07 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on A Shop View on Industry Change

What one shop general manager has learned throughout the past 30 years. I have learned so much about this industry throughout my 30-year career in the mold manufacturing trade, but most wasn’t w...

2019-09-07 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on A Supplier View on a Decade Of Moldmaking Progress

There has been a tremendous amount of change in the U.S. moldmaking industry over the past 10 years, and mold shops that adopt new machine tools, services and technology will enhance their capabilitie...

2019-09-06 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Looking Back and Planning Forward

A review of a decade of global challenges and change. Ten years ago, U.S. moldmakers were not by-and-large aware of the upcoming wave of competition about to hit our shores. Sure, we’d seen tool...

2019-09-06 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Do Eight Years Matter?

Data and analysis results of a North American plastics industry study on the mold manufacturing industry call for change. With all the change that has occurred in the industry, let’s take a look...

2019-09-06 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Taking the Guesswork Out of Surface Treatment

Using x-ray spectrometry to help ensure superior mold performance. Finding new ways to ensure superior mold performance is a goal most people share. The technologies that are available are impressive,...

2019-09-05 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Lowering Tooling Cost by Using Low-Friction Coatings

There are many components to the mold manufacturing process, but from a cost benefit approach to productivity, tooling technology is going to yield the biggest return, and coating technology is key. A...