Gas & Water Assist

The 5 M’s of Molding—Part 5: Method

Once a molding problem has been identified, use “method” to determine whether the issue is with Man, Mold, Machine or Material.

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Engel’s Auto Event Comes to North America for the First Time

Featuring presentations from WardsAutomotive, Lanxess, Magna, ExxonMobil Chemical, Trexel, and more, the event will also feature multiple machinery demonstrations.

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Wittmann Battenfeld to Make Injection Molding Machines in China

The Austrian headquartered supplier of injection molding machines, robotics and auxiliaries is planning a 2017 expansion that will add the manufacture of presses in China.

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monitoring

Milan Plast Was Good With Plans To Be Even Better

Big international turnout at the triennial international fair for the plastics and rubber industry, Milan Plast: check out the Plastics Technology slideshow.

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Are You a ‘World-Class’ Processor?

Participate in Plastics Technology’s industry-wide benchmarking survey and you might find out.

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INJECTION MOLDING: Mold Simulation Software Gains Speed and New Functionality

It's faster, easier to use, and supports more sophisticated modeling.

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Want a Machine with Everything?

Super-flexible lab development machine is equipped for a wide range of processes.

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best practices

Custom Structural Foam: A Small But Thriving Niche

How to succeed in the small but busy world of custom structural foam? Maximize your pounds per hour and use robots.

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Injection Molding at K 2013: Doing More with Less

More productivity with less energy consumption and capital investment; more operations in the machine or manufacturing cell with less time, labor, energy, and capital—these were the common themes of injection molding exhibits at October’s K 2013 show.

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Molds & Tooling

K 2013 Preview: Injection Molding

Next month’s mammoth triennial plastics show in Düsseldorf, Germany, challenges injection molding machine builders to demonstrate technological leadership in addressing the needs of the marketplace.

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