New MD for ARRK Tooling Development
ARRK Tooling Development Ltd. (TDL) has appointed Phil Mould as its new managing director. Mould joins ARRK Tooling after having served for many years as sales director for the rapid prototyping and t...
2019-07-22 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on New MD for ARRK Tooling Development
ARRK Tooling Development Ltd. (TDL) has appointed Phil Mould as its new managing director. Mould joins ARRK Tooling after having served for many years as sales director for the rapid prototyping and t...
2019-07-22 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Standardize Before You Automate
By Bob Byers Today we are faced with rising labor costs, a shortage of skilled workers and ever-growing competition from low-wage countries; yet we still yearn for the one ingredient to separate ourse...
2019-07-21 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on CAM Technology Trends
By Ann Mazakas The biggest change happening in the CAM industry isn’t in the software products themselves, but in the way CAM companies must now do business. Their customers are moving away from...
2019-07-21 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Heating Elements for Hot Runners
The German process heating specialist Friedrich Freek GmbH is presenting several distinguished lines of heating elements for hot runners at the 18th Fakuma. These include slim nozzle heaters for micro...
2019-07-21 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on China’s policy to restrict leather export pays off
(Xinhua) China exported 113,000 tons of leather in 2007, a decrease of 37.9 percent from the previous year, sources with the General Administration of Customs said on Sunday. The exports were valued a...
2019-07-21 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Casting Technology: The Trend in Mould Heat Treatment
Mould accuracy: ununiformity and incomplete in structure transformation, remained stress in heat treatment, all these can cause distortion during mould processing, assembly or real production after he...
2019-07-20 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on selective Materials Strategy Is A Potent Tool for Moldmakers
By Patrick A. Toensmeier Metal producers and coating suppliers have long promoted the use of specific materials to improve the economics of mold building. In using select grades of steel, aluminum and...
2019-07-20 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on selection of Heater Insulation Material Is Important in Mould Design
In plastics moulding, localized heaters are essential to keeping molten plastic at the correct temperature as the material flows through the mould base, sprue nozzle, and manifold and into a die head ...
2019-07-20 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Solutions to Cleaning Problems in Mold Manufacture and Maintenance
By Barbara Kanegsberg As requirements for tight tolerances and minimizing contaminants increase, a documented, validated cleaning process will set you apart from generic suppliers and provide a compet...
2019-07-19 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on China’s economy expected to grow 10.7% in 2008
(Xinhua) BEIJING — China’s economy would moderate but remain robust in 2008 with a growth rate of 10.7 percent, providing a cushion against the expected international downturn, accor...
2019-07-19 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on China to further develop service industry
(Xinhua) Updated: 2008-03-27 16:41 The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China’s top economic planner, told Xinhua on Thursday that officials wanted to encourage development of ...
2019-07-19 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Chinese companies see higher profits in 2007
(Xinhua) Updated: 2008-03-27 09:55 Nearly 40 percent of China’s listed companies have released their 2007 annual reports, and 86 percent reported higher net profits. The 578 companies that have ...
2019-07-18 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Second Asiamold Set for September
The second fully international sourcing venue for mould making and tooling, design, and application development in China, Asiamold 2008, is set to take place September 24–26, 2008, at the Guangz...
2019-07-18 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Analysis of China Mould Export&Import in 2007
In 2007, the total amount of China mould export&import is USD 3.466 billion. compared with 2006, it has increased by 12.24%, of which the import amount is USD 2.053 billion, increased by 0.29%, an...
2019-07-18 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on A Copper-Nickel-Silicon-Chromium Alloy for Mold Tooling (2)
Results of Conductivity Testing The electrical conductivity is dependent on the heat treatment of the material. The alloy attains its minimum conductivity (and strength) after solution annealing, the ...
2019-07-17 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on A Copper-Nickel-Silicon-Chromium Alloy for Mold Tooling (1)
A review of the physical and mechanical properties of one copper alloy system will help moldmakers better understand how this alloy will perform thermally and mechanically in applications. By Robert E...
2019-07-17 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Declining exports to slow China’s GDP growth
Declining export growth, notably affected by the U.S. credit crunch, is likely to drag China’s GDP growth down to 10.5 percent this year, still above official target of 8 percent, a leading univ...
2019-07-17 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on DP Technology Expands Corporate HQ
In keeping with its strategy of growth at its centres of business around the world, the international computer-aided-manufacturing (CAM) software developer and marketer DP Technology, which makes Espr...
2019-07-16 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on The Doctor Is In: Plastics Advice at PDM 08
Visitors to this year’s Plastics Design and Moulding Exhibition & Conference, PDM 08, will be able to get quick, no-obligation advice on designing or manufacturing a product in plastic ...
2019-07-16 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on On-Line SolidWorks Labs Now Offers More
SolidWorks Labs, the on-line technology sandbox for curious SolidWorks® 3D CAD software users, has more than doubled its free experimental software offerings since SolidWorks launched the site in ...