Articles

All Electric & Hybrid Machines 27 Jun 2017

Medical Molder Sweats the Small Stuff to Deliver Big Results

Embracing lean manufacturing and scientific molding keeps Freudenberg Medical on top of customer demands for defect-free deliveries as it expands into full device manufacturing, 100% automated inspection, and 3D-printed tooling for quicker product launches.

Molds & Tooling 27 Jun 2017

Tooling: Reducing the Mass In Sprue Bushings

Important and frequently overlooked details of sprue-bushing design can improve the process and profits for an injection mold.

best practices 27 Jun 2017

Extrusion Cooling: It’s All About Turbulence

Regardless of what you are extruding, in order to maximize cooling you need to generate turbulence at the heat-exchange surface.

screws 27 Jun 2017

Injection Molding: Are You Using More Than 65% Of Your Barrel Capacity?

If you are, you are inviting Murphy—as in trouble—to the party.

Multiscrew 27 Jun 2017

Continuous Mixers Keep Learning New Tricks

Farrel Pomini explores new applications, new methods of shear control, and other enhancements to improve ease of use.

Postindustrial 27 Jun 2017

Canadian Water Bottler Gets More Than Expected From New PET Recycling Line

Bottle-to-bottle PET recycling line recycles pre-washed post-consumer PET bottle flake.

Commodity Resins 27 Jun 2017

Specialized Color and Additive Masterbatches Thwart Counterfeiters

Polyone’s collaboration with potable water equipment maker fends off pirates.

Engineering Resins 26 Jun 2017

The “Holy Grail” of PC Glazing Appears on the Sporty Electric Tommykaira ZZ

Teijin has developed the world’s first “pillar-less” PC windshield for a commercial car.

Medical 23 Jun 2017

Reports: U.S. Plastics Equipment Shipments Continue to Slip; Germany Forecasts Growth

Shipments of primary plastics equipment in the first quarter were 7.5% lower year over year, marking three straight quarters of contraction for the North American plastics machinery sector.