Plastic Injection Guide

2019-06-14 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Ten Months Out, TCT 2008 Is Half-Booked

Not long after the conclusion of the successful 2007 exhibition, the floor plan for the TCT 2008 rapid manufacturing conference and exhibition is already quickly taking shape. Ten months remain b...

2019-06-14 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on EuroMold Pavilion at Rosmould Proves Popular

Six months before Rosmould 2008 opens in Moscow this June 17, the EuroMold Pavilion being organized for that trade fair by DEMAT GmbH is already attracting numerous exhibitors. The pavilion offers exh...

2019-06-13 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Hannover Messe Website Gets a New Look

Last month, Deutsche Messe AG launched a new-look website for Hannover Messe 2008. The new site, which is more clearly structured than the one it replaces, will be continually expanded in the coming w...

2019-06-13 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on SolidCAM, SolidWorks Flourish in Norway

SolidCAM has enlarged its presence in Scandinavia by establishing new resale arrangements in Norway and Sweden. In Norway, the CAD/CAM software developer is now served by ProNor, a SolidWorks reseller...

2019-06-13 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Rofin-Sinar Acquires Fibre-Laser Supplier

The US arm of Rofin-Sinar Laser GmbH, a developer and manufacturer of high-performance laser beam sources and laser-based solutions, recently signed a definitive agreement to acquire US-based Nufern, ...

2019-06-12 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on What Machine Tools Can Do for Auto Parts Industry in China

Auto parts industry is developing at its high peak China is now the world’s third largest automotive producer and second largest consumer. As predicted, by 2010, the total number of automotive i...

2019-06-12 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on The “Olympics” in the Machine Tool Expo Industry Is Set for 2008

In 2008, the Beijing Olympics which has attracted worldwide attention will welcome its grand opening in Beijing, China. Meanwhile, to comply with the flourish demand of machine tool market, machine to...

2019-06-12 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on CNC Machining

There are important differences between machining metal and plastic. An initial step is recognizing that plastic parts do not have to be molded. Tolerance levels in machining plastic are ?.001". ...

2019-06-11 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on UN hails China’s plastic ban

UN environment chief Achim Steiner has praised a recent decision by the Chinese government to impose limits on the use of plastic bags. "The impact of a ban on thin plastic bags in an economy the...

2019-06-11 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Profile Extrusion

Thermoplastic profile extrusions are made by heating a thermoplastic resin in the barrel of an extruder and forcing it through a die that shapes it into a continuous two-dimensional profile. Extrusion...

2019-06-11 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Rotational Molding

Rotational Molding begins with the melting of a plastic resin in a closed mold. Unlike most other plastic processes, no pressure is involved. The three-stage process includes loading the resin in the ...

2019-06-11 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Twin Sheet Forming

Twin Sheet Forming utilizes top and bottom molds into which two heated sheets are formed and then welded together under pressure to form a hollow part. ...

2019-06-10 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Conair and Husky get together in PET

Two companies to combine to deliver turnkey PET perform systems. US-headquartered Conair Group has reached a joint agreement with Canadian company Husky Injection Molding Systems to provide complete m...

2019-06-10 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Automotive success spurs major Rosti investment in UK

Seven machine package includes 1500 tonne giant. Rosti Technical Plastics (UK) has completed a significant investment programme in new injection moulding machines at its Larkhall site, near Glasgow, i...

2019-06-10 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on “Unprecedented” polymer costs trigger BPI price increase

Across the board mark-up announced. British Polythene Industries, Europe’s largest PE film maker, is to raise prices on all UK products by up to £100 a tonne, in a move spurred by the late...

2019-06-09 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Demag Sumitomo acquisition talks confirmed

Joint statement says acquisition would “greatly benefit customers”. Demag Plastics Group (DPG) and Sumitomo Heavy Industries issued a joint statement on Friday that confirmed “talks ...

2019-06-09 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Liquid Resin Molding

Like metal casting, liquid resin casting usually starts with a male pattern, often produced from aluminum, which is fastened to a flask. A liquid mold material, such as epoxy, urethane or MY silicone ...

2019-06-09 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Pressure Forming

Pressure Forming is a sophisticated version of the vacuum forming process utilizing air pressure as a forming aid to increase the detail on the mold side. Features that could not be achieved by vacuum...

2019-06-08 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Continuous Strip Molding

Continuous strip molding (or reel-to-reel molding) is used to efficiently manufacture and assemble small electronic components and other parts that combine tiny metal and plastic components. The proce...

2019-06-08 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Vacuum Forming

Vacuum forming simply requires the heating of a sheet of plastic until it reaches a forming temperature then utilizing a vacuum to form it into or around a mold. It has been used widely for products f...