Tony Deligio

Tony Deligio Editor-in-Chief

KraussMaffei and NIAR Propel Injection Molded Thermoplastic Composites

The maker of plastics processing equipment has placed a machine and an injection molding expert in NIAR’s ATLAS lab in Wichita, Kansas, to help molding, composites and aerospace take off. 

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Automotive

Atop the Plastics Pyramid

Allegheny Performance Plastics specializes in molding parts from high-temperature resins for demanding applications as part of its mission to take on jobs ‘no one else does.’  

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processor's edge

Custom Injection Molder Plugs into All Electric Machines

Formerly a showroom for early-aughts-era Van Dorn hydraulics, the newest additions to Drummond Industries’ transforming fleet are all-electric Niigata injection molding machines.

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Design Optimization Software Finds Weight-Saving Solutions Outside the Traditional Realm

Resin supplier Celanese turned to startup Rafinex and its Möbius software to optimize the design for an engine bracket, ultimately reducing weight by 25% while maintaining mechanical performance and function.

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Automation

Drones and Injection Molding Ready for Takeoff

Drones and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) are approaching an inflection point where their production volumes — and functionality — will increasingly point to injection molding.

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Injection Molder Changes Up Color Changes

An injection molder of trash cans, pallets, totes and other plus-size components, Rehrig Pacific’s machine fleet is composed of larger tonnage presses whose size makes material changes at the feed throat a potentially dizzying exercise.

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plant tour

Injection Molder Bases Company Culture on Employee Empowerment

After more than two decades in the industry, Rodney Davenport was given the opportunity to create an injection molding operation in his own vision, and — in keeping with the product he was making — to do so from the ground up.

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Multicomponent

Video: Ultradent Bags Both Hot Shots Prizes at PTXPO 2023

Topping five other entries in voting by fellow molders, the Ultradent team talks about their Hot Shots sweep.

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Make Your Mark: Free Benchmarking Survey Remains Open

You have until April 30 to fill out your 2023 Plastics Technology Top Shops Benchmarking Survey, with no cost to you and a free analysis of your operations’ performance upon completion.

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PTXPO

Online Voting for Hot Shots 2023 is Open

Online voting is officially open for the Hot Shots 2023 injection molded parts competition; cast your ballot today on which of the six finalists best meets the prize criteria.

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top shops

Top Shops Time: Take the Injection Molding Benchmarking Survey Today

Plastics Technology has once again opened its annual survey of injection molders — participate in the anonymous benchmarking questionnaire today and reward your company with a free customized report.

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New CRM Streamlines Quoting for Automotive Molder

Eliminating the need to contact each supplier for every individual quote, a new CRM for automotive supplier Axiom Group tracks past quotes as well as industry history to generate fast, reliable RFQs and more.

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