Articles

Molds & Tooling 9 Mar 2018

Mold & Robotics Group Acquires Dollins Tool

The maker multi-cavity packaging injection molds joins recent Mold & Robotics Group acquisitions: Müller and CBW Automation.

Injection Molding 9 Mar 2018

NAI Reshores Some Connector Molding

After closing U.S. manufacturing in 2009 following the telecom and broader market collapse, NAI is opening a new production site in Michigan, including injection molding.

Drying 9 Mar 2018

Moretto Moves from Ohio to Pennsylvania, Doubling Its Space

Italian auxiliary equipment manufacturer Moretto has moved its U.S. headquarters from Columbus, Oh. to outside Pittsburgh into facility that doubles its total space.

NPE 9 Mar 2018

Compact Nozzle Enables Injection on the Inside Surface of Part

Thermoplay displays its newly expanded small nozzle series featuring the valve gate F mini nozzle, Ø11 at NPE2018.

color 8 Mar 2018

The 3-to-7-Minute Color Change—Step 2: Preparation & Equipment

Hopper and screw and barrel considerations come into play as do strategies: press-side loading, satellite hoppers or a combination of both?

Engineering Resins 7 Mar 2018

Carbon-Filled Thermoplastic 3D Printing Material Replaces Handmade Metal Parts

Handmade metal part required replacement three times a month, with delivery times of a month or more.

business 6 Mar 2018

Video: Workforce Development Panel at Molding 2018

A panel discussion during Molding 2018 centered on ways the plastics industry can collaborate and coordinate on bringing talented new people into its workforce.

Postindustrial 5 Mar 2018

‘First’ Scientific Tests Show HDPE Can be Reused 10 Times

How often HDPE can be processed, ground and reprocessed in injection molding processes without fundamentally changing its structure and characteristics?