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Design Your Tools for Moldability ... and Maintenance
In the initial design phase, when considering the structure and elements of the tool, are you designing them to be maintenance friendly? Canon Virginia has used this approach and preventive maintenance to make tool replacement a thing of the past. You can, too. Here’s how.
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Important Factors and Approaches to Estimating Residence Time in Injection Molding
Residence time can have a dramatic impact on part quality and production efficiency but determining its value can be tricky. Use these methods and formulas to accurately measure residence time and enable it to inform everything from scheduling jobs to optimizing a process.
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ICYMI: Top Sustainability Articles of 2024
A look back at the year’s top articles on recycling innovations, sustainability strategies, and circular economy practices in the plastics industry.
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Research Deems Bioplastics, Wood Pulp a Sustainable, Economic Alternative for Rigid Packaging
Farrel Pomini and FPInnovations produce biodegradable compound for molding, extrusion and thermoforming applications.
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Direct Solar Heating for Rotational Molding Enables Feedback Control and Rapid Deployment
Light Manufacturing offers rotomolding factory in a box, with no utilities needed.
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What Plastics Technology's Content Gate Means for Its Web Visitors
Plastics Technology has installed a “content gate” on its premium articles online. What does that mean and why should you care?
Read MoreEvery Link in the Chain
From accumulators to X-ray fluorescence analyzers, the 2024 Plastics Technology Handbook & Buyer’s Guide is the reference source for the plastics processing supply chain.
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Making Gains in the Drain Game
AWD blends extrusion and thermoforming technologies with plenty of home-brewed equipment and processes to keep water away from where it isn’t supposed to be.
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Arburg Open House Emphasizes Turnkey Capabilities
Held at the company’s U.S. headquarters in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, the event featured seven exhibits, including systems that were designed, sourced and built in the U.S.
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A Systematic Approach to Process Development
The path to a no-baby-sitting injection molding process is paved with data and can be found by following certain steps.
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Open Automation Enables Flexibility in Chemical Recycling
Software-defined equipment control systems can be duplicated, transferred and scaled with ease.
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What You Need to Know About Leader Pins and Bushings
There’s a lot more to these humble but essential mold components than you might suspect. Following the author’s tips could save much time, money and frustration.
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