Matthew Naitove

Matthew Naitove Contributing Editor

New Success for Structural-Foam Pallet Molding

Wilmington Machinery recently installed a fully automated structural-foam pallet molding system.

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NPE

It’s All About Speed at Sumitomo (SHI) Demag

Sumitomo Demag all-electric toggles and hybrid injection molding machines are molding high-speed medical and packaging applications.

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NPE2018 New Technology Focus: Multicomponent Injection and Blow Molding Demos

Multicolor and multimaterial molding includes composites, LSR, and even barrier preforms and bottles at this show.

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NPE

Paperless ‘Smart Factory’ Based on Automated Production Monitoring

Tier 1 automotive molder’s home-built production-monitoring and ERP systems, designed for “the little guy,” boost its efficiency rating and profits.

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Metal/Plastic Hybrid Molding: Flexible Alternatives for Teletronics

In overmolding of plastic onto electronic components, the goal today is flexibility. Here are three real-world examples of different kinds of modular cell layouts that have been used in production.

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GW Plastics Bets on Metal 3D Printing

Conformal cooling is goal of big investment at U.S. mold facility.

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Automotive

Now You Can Injection Mold Unpainted Automotive Soft Skins

New S-TPE for interior trim challenges slush molding and TPV competition.

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Preview New Molding Simulation Release at Plastec West This Week

Molding simulation supplier Moldex3D previews the latest iteration of its software this week in Anaheim ahead of its full release in March.

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Thermoforming

Plastics Improve Quality of Life—and Figs!

Plastics empower safer passage for fresh figs from California to New York—much to this editor’s delight.

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New Engineering Materials for Challenging Automotive Applications

Nylons, PPA, and PPS for high heat and chemical resistance and/or high strength with light weight.

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NPE

Productivity and Flexibility in Molding, Extrusion/Compounding, Thermoforming

More quality output in less time, more uptime/less downtime for maintenance and changeovers, and ability to make a wider range of products with a given capital investment—those imperatives are driving innovation at NPE2018.

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NPE

Robots Are Asked to Do More and to Be Team Players, Too

At NPE, key themes will be cell automation and equipment connectivity. Look for more capable robots and forward thinking about Industry 4.0. The “collaborative” niche is also growing.

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