Plastic Injection Guide

2019-09-05 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Tooling for Zero Stock Machining

Machining to net shape relies on proper end mill selection. Zero stock machining (ZSM)—also referred to as net shape or negative stock machining—is the practice of producing mold component...

2019-09-05 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Work Smart: Balancing Price and Productivity

Cutting tools are unique in their effect, as relatively small investments can result in tremendous cost reductions.’ Today’s moldmaker faces a constant barrage of challenges from customers...

2019-09-05 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Using TiN Coatings to Protect Your Knock-out/Ejector Pins

Proper surface treatments for enhancing corrosion resistance of mold components in molding situations. Making a better product to survive has never meant more than in today’s global manufacturin...

2019-09-04 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Solving Mold Alignment Problems with the Right Alignment Lock

Correct alignment lock selection will reduce maintenance costs, molding downtime and increase part quality over the mold’s entire life. Molders, moldmakers and mold designers should all take a s...

2019-09-04 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Delcam Customer Wins MWP Grand Prix

Delcam plc has congratulated FSG Tool & Die, a producer of high-quality high-volume moulds, on being presented with both the Best Toolmaker Award and the overall Grand Prix Award at the MetalWorki...

2019-09-04 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Bookings for Asiamold 2008 Up Sharply

As of May, so many companies had confirmed their participation as exhibitors at Asiamold 2008, the second edition of the Guangzhou International Trade Fair for Moldmaking and Tooling, Design and Appli...

2019-09-03 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Exhibitor Council for K 2010 Starts Work

Preparations for K 2010 are under way. With the recent first meeting of the exhibitor council, the wheels were set in motion. The 18th edition of the world’s No. 1 trade fair for the plastics an...

2019-09-03 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on SolidCAM2008 Training in Frankfurt

More than 40 SolidCAM support specialists from Europe and Asia gathered at the Frankfurt Airport recently for a train-the-trainer seminar about the new version of the company’s advanced manufact...

2019-09-03 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on First Commercial Recycling Process For Electronics Waste

A 23-year-old Dutch plastic recycling firm, Plastic Herverwerking Brabant (PHB) BV has become the first supplier in the world of a complete commercial altered-density-media system tailored to separate...

2019-09-02 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Sequential Hard/Soft Injection Molding with Water Assist

In 2004, the value of pairing two-material injection with water assist was demonstrated in production of two-layer automotive pipes and ducts (see Learn More). Further potential for this combination o...

2019-09-02 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on How to Minimize Problems With Gravimetric Blenders

The first and best way to avoid blending problems is to choose the right gravimetric blender for the application. Today’s plastic products are required to have a wide variety of special properti...

2019-09-01 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Plastic Bottles Face Slower Growth

Plastic bottle demand will pick up gradually in the second half of this year as the U.S. economy, particularly consumer spending, slowly regains momentum. Conditions look favorable for more rapid grow...

2019-09-01 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Injection Molders See Growth For Packaging & Disposables

Mastio & Company’s most recent Injection Molding Markets Study reports modest but respectable growth for 2008. Based on interviews with North American molders, the study includes seven major...

2019-09-01 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on PUR Machinery Gains in Versatility & Economy

Polyurethane equipment at K 2007 in Dusseldorf showed incremental advances in cost-effectiveness and ability to handle a wide range of applications. New high-pressure mixing and metering machines are ...

2019-09-01 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Thermal Cycling of Injection Molds Boosts Surface Quality

In the injection molding process, tool temperature is an important factor in achieving high-quality parts. It is generally believed that higher tool temperature often results in better surface quality...

2019-08-31 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Faster Turns and Higher Accuracy with CAM

The right CAM software package investment paid for itself in less than a year and contributed to one mold builder’s ability to produce complex molds quickly and accurately. Dynamic Tool & De...

2019-08-31 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Choosing CAD Software For 3-D Mold Design

The world of CAD offers many alternatives to shops that want to use the latest 3-D technology for their mold design. This article looks at the benefits of the various approaches and offers some tips o...

2019-08-31 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Aerospace Molds Need Proper Mix Of Application and Technology

This moldmaker flies high with a combination of specialized processes and modern technologies required for the extremely tight tolerances and exotic material concerns in the aerospace industry. Tech T...

2019-08-30 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Objet’s UV-Based Printer Takes Tech Prize

The latest technology from the 3D printing innovator Objet Geometries Ltd. has been recognized with the 2008 RadTech USA Emerging Technologies Award, which honours outstanding users of ultraviolet (UV...

2019-08-30 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on November’s Swisstech 2008 Is Filling Up

With seven months to go until Swisstech 2008, more than 400 companies have registered for the exhibition, claiming two-thirds of the exhibition area. This year, joint stands involving foreign companie...