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Mold Analysis Gets Faster, Easier, Smarter
On Dec. 28, Moldflow Corp. began shipping a major new release of its flagship injection mold simulation software, Moldflow Plastics Insight 6.0.
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SPE Automotive Awards Highlight Materials and Processing Advances
What’s new in plastics on cars?
Read MoreNew Year’s Resolutions
Each year I make promises to myself that I probably won’t keep: Get more exercise, clean up my office and the spare room at home, make a few repairs around the house.
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Then and Now
Last month, we pulled out the stops for our 50th Anniversary issue, in which we reviewed the 50 most important technical developments of the last half-century.
Read More50 Ideas That Changed Plastics
Very few readers of this issue can remember, or even imagine, what it was like when an injection molding machine did not have a screw, but only a smooth-bore plunger.
Read MoreBringing You the News For 50 Years
In high schools they teach the history of the Industrial Revolution—the invention of the steam engine, the Spinning Jenny, water-powered looms, and so forth.
Read MoreWeb Poll: Ideas That Changed Plastics
Was it the reciprocating-screw injection machine that did it?
Read MoreWhat's Next: In-Mold Everything
The days are long past when an injection mold was a passive receptacle for melted plastic.
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Large Two-Platen Presses Gain Speed and Flexibility
An improved line of large two-platen injection presses offers new sizes plus greater speed, educed maintenance, more operator-friendly design, and added flexibility for a range of molding requirements.
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