Plastic Injection Guide

2019-08-24 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on MoldMaking Expo to Co-Locate with NPE 2009

The 2009 edition of Gardner Publications’ annual MoldMaking Expo (MME) will be co-located with the NPE 2009 international plastics exposition, Gardner and the Society of the Plastics Indust...

2019-08-23 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Die casting product quality ensured

All the diecasting machines at a foundry have 6-axis robotic part handling, and three have automatic on-line vision inspection, to provide the right casting 100% of the time. When the PMS Diecasting f...

2019-08-23 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Reciprocating blow molder refreshes

A reciprocating blow molder uses controlled atmosphere to produce sterile blow air and air-tight guarding to provide highest degree of bacteria free containers for milk packaging. Milk, juice and wate...

2019-08-23 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Blow moulder used for prototyping, low

A blow moulding machine, developed for the production of prototype containers, will be used by Ford to manufacture low volume production parts, and for prototypes required in production material. A 50...

2019-08-22 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Rebuilding Tools with High Performance Material

High-performance alloy offers a unique combination of thermal conductivity and strength—providing numerous benefits to the moldmaker and molding process. MoldMAX, a high-performance alloy from B...

2019-08-22 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on D-M-E Hires New Director for Europe

US-based D-M-E Co., a global mould technology resource serving the plastics processing industry, has appointed Denis Poelman as managing director of European operations. Poelman took charge of D-M-E E...

2019-08-22 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Faro UK Reports Having Best MACH Ever

The British branch of Faro, the global designer and manufacturer of portable computerized measurement devices and related software used to create or evaluate digital models, has announced that great s...

2019-08-21 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on TaeguTec Puts On Own Show at Korean Event

At the 13th Seoul International Machine Tool Show—SIMTOS 2008—held at the Kintex arena in Ilsan, Korea, April 8–13, crowds were drawn to the TaeguTec stand and its impressive display...

2019-08-21 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Plastpol to Return to Kielce in Late May

State-of-the-art processing technologies, plastics processing equipment, packaging, design, a wide variety of plastics, and recycling technology will be on display at Plastpol 2008, the 12th Internati...

2019-08-21 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Record Inquiries for Mazak at MACH

Yamazaki Mazak U.K. Ltd. confirmed the positive business outlook among visitors to MACH 2008 in Birmingham in April by reporting that a record number of MACH attendees came to its stand this year. Tho...

2019-08-20 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Slovenian Toolmaking Event Looks Forward

“Organization as a Driver of Business Improvements” is the slogan of the conference Orodjarstvo 2008 (Toolmaking 2008) scheduled to take place October 7–9 in Portoroz, Slovenia. The ...

2019-08-20 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Date confirmed for second Asiamold event in China

The date has been confirmed for the second fully international sourcing venue for mould-making and tooling, design and application development in China – Asiamold. Organised by Guangzhou Guangya...

2019-08-20 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Five Key Factors Affecting a Shop’s Ability to Innovate

What does it really mean to be an innova-tive company and how does a shop know if it is innovative? The factors that must be in place to support innovation are not a mystery. Companies that rely on &l...

2019-08-19 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Coatings Enhance Tool Life and Performance

Surface coatings have evolved over the past decade—offering improved operation uptime, greater consistency and higher part quality. Using surface coatings on molds offers numerous advantages&mda...

2019-08-19 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on China may agree 85% iron ore price rise

Senior figures in China’s steel industry believe China will concede to Australian demands to include a freight premium in iron ore price negotiations that could see a price rise of up to 85 perc...

2019-08-19 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Software Enhances Advancing Technologies

CAD/CAM’s improved features and new capabilities—combined with the latest in technologies like high speed and five-axis machining, new cutting tools and 3-D technologies—allow moldma...

2019-08-18 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Twelve Techniques for Managing Moldmaking Design Data Effectively

mold manufacturers can address time, cost, quality and global communication challenges by using 3-D CAD software in combination with an integrated product data management system. Efficient data manage...

2019-08-18 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Making Sense out of Machine Tool Specifications

For many shops, the first step in any machine purchase is to create a spreadsheet that compares the specifications of different machine tools. This spreadsheet typically uses manufacturer-supplied per...

2019-08-18 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Re-defining Precision

It’s important not to limit the definition of precision to one in particular, but instead expand the definition to three unique precision types: micro precision, ultra precision and nano precisi...

2019-08-17 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Gas Permeable Mold Steel

The use of venting material in appropriate areas can eliminate gas buildup, reduce injection pressure, lower cycle times, gloss levels and substantially reduce scrap and reject rates. Many of you have...