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MOLDING 2016: New Approaches to Processing, Tooling & QA
The largest-ever annual Molding Conference included newsworthy technical presentations on a variety of injection molding topics. Here’s a selection.
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AdvanTech Hopes To Open Up New Closure Market
A linerless, one-piece injection molded cap for carbonated soft drinks cuts weight dramatically.
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30 Editions On, Chinaplas Continues to Grow
Launched only five years after China’s 1978 Open-Door Policy reintroduced the country to the global economy, Chinaplas and the Chinese plastics industry have shared a meteoric rise over the last three decades.
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Connected: The Factory of the Future Is Closer Than We Think
“Enabling humans to collaborate with machines, in a real-time, two-way exchange.”
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Where’s Your Production Going; Where Has It Been?
“How do you know where you’re going if you don’t know where you’ve been?”
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Building a Bridge from Boomers to Millenials in Manufacturing
Video competition has high schoolers create videos to showcase the skills and education necessary for a manufacturing career.
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A Benchmark for Plastics Processors
benchmark noun: a standard by which something can be measured or judged.
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Optimized Molding Is Possible With Material Drying, Handling
Injection speed and overall cycle time are often the focus for molders pursuing optimized processes, but for truly efficient production, molders should consider how and in what state material arrives at the machine.
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Calculate Your Shot Size and More, Live
At least once a week, I get a request for the shot-size calculation spreadsheet included in this article by Plastics Technology columnist, John Bozzelli.
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Tool Time at Molding 2016
Plastics might replace metals in various applications, but in injection molding those parts require steel-based tools to be created, putting molds, and metal, at the center of the process.
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Cobot Supplier Universal Robots Doubles U.S. Staffing, Adds three Offices
The North American business of the Danish collaborative robot—cobot—manufacturer to open offices in Michigan, Texas and California.
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From Cobots to Cartesian to Cells: Molding 2016 Has Automation Covered
The reasons for, methods to and technology available for injection molders to automate their processes continue to evolve.
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