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Automated CNC laser cutter is very flexible

2019-08-11 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Automated CNC laser cutter is very flexible

Trumpf showed its compact, flexible TruLaser 2030 CNC 3.2kW sheet material cutting and profiling cell with automated work handling and higly durable laser resonator. Trumpf’s TruLaser 2030 was s...

Plasma-arc system cuts intricate components

2019-08-10 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Plasma-arc system cuts intricate components

Wilkinson Star launched at this week’s MACH 2008 exhibition a multi-gas mechanised plasma-arc cutting power source shown performing simulated cutting of complex and intricate components. Wilkins...

The Value of High Density Data

2019-08-10 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on The Value of High Density Data

A minimum of 300 data points are required to approach the correct result for form. Coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) come in many types, but one important area of distinction is the method of data ...

Machine Tool Probing for Moldmaking

2019-08-09 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Machine Tool Probing for Moldmaking

It’s time to look at the probe as a device that can literally be used as a Virtual Operator to perform many of the everyday, time-robbing processes that eat into your profitability. As any reput...

Ice Blasting Molds

2019-08-08 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Ice Blasting Molds

The technology for cleaning contaminated surfaces, particularly in molds, with blasts of dry ice pellets has been around for nearly two decades. Boeing uses it to clean injection molds. Starbucks clea...

Slowdown, rising yuan squeeze exporters

2019-08-08 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Slowdown, rising yuan squeeze exporters

It’s a tough choice this year for exporters at the trade fair: fewer orders or paper-thin profits. The yuan is stronger and the world market is weaker, the result of the unfolding credit crisis....

Small weathering chambers test materials

2019-08-07 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Small weathering chambers test materials

Unitemp has introduced a range of low cost test chambers for the simulation of primarily of weather exposure on materials, plastics and metals This innovative range is manufactured by the Italian Cofo...

Oscilloscope PCI Express card

2019-08-07 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Oscilloscope PCI Express card

Strategic Test has announced the UF2e-2031 oscilloscope PCI Express card with 100 MS/s 8-bit ADC’s that operate in an interpolated mode to acquire two channels at 200 MS/s for increased versatil...

Multi-component injection moulding processes

2019-08-06 Plastic Injection Guide Comments Off on Multi-component injection moulding processes

A limitation to achieving the aspirations of designers has been the ability to process multiple parts or materials into a single component when moulding plastic assemblies, writes Jon Hobden The advan...