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Don’t Just Be a ‘Replacer’
To be a skilled troubleshooter is about understanding how your molds function, paying attention to the details, establishing a consistent troubleshooting method, and using historical data to guide your tooling replacement decisions
Read MoreWhat Percentage of Barrel Capacity Should Your Shot Size Be?
The answer combines both experience and science, and it may be one of those molding details that gets overlooked but could be stealing a chunk of your profits.
Read MoreFKuR and Braskem Sign 'Green' PE Compounding Agreement
Braskem, a major Brazilian producer of polymers and chemicals, has signed an agreement with German bioplastics compounder FKuR Kunststoff GmbH that will enable production of customized grades of Braskem’s BioPE.
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Mobile Six-Axis Robotic System: Relocation Made Easy
Six-axis, jointed-arm robots are gaining popularity in molding for their extreme flexibility and ability to perform a number of operations within a single press cycle.
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Pipe Maker Gains Flexibility with Ultrasonic Control System
The recent addition of an ultrasonic gauging and control system is credited by pipe extruder Charter Plastics Inc., Titusville, Pa., with increasing its production flexibility.
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Rotomolded Multi-Layer Fuel Tank Earns EPA & CARB Certifications
A new three-layer fuel tank reportedly offers better impact strength than metal tanks and eliminates their potential for leaks at welds, seams, and fastening points.
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Microcellular Instrument Panel Wins SPE Grand Award
The largest automotive component ever molded with the MuCell microcellular process—and also the first instrument panel ever molded with this process—won the Grand Award at the 2011 SPE Automotive Innovation Awards Competition last month.
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Control Machinery from Your Smartphone or Tablet
If you believe that new online gizmos and gadgets aren’t suited for manufacturing, think again.
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Commodity Resin Prices End Year with 'Soft Landing'
Prices of PE, PP, PS, and PVC declined further last month.
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Intrusion Molding: Does It Affect Part Properties?
In plastics molding, there is always a tradeoff between maximum part-size capacity and investment for a larger-capacity machine.
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Production Aluminum Tooling: What's Holding You Back?
It might be time to pursue aluminum molds in applications where traditional P20 steel has been specified without giving serious thought to any alternative.
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More Hydraulic Presses Get Energy-Saving Servo Drives
Injection molders who want to save energy costs have a growing number of alternatives.
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