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Arburg Open House Emphasizes Turnkey Capabilities

Held at the company’s U.S. headquarters in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, the event featured seven exhibits, including systems that were designed, sourced and built in the U.S.

Building a Future With Sustainable Compounds

With roots in recycling, Star Plastics produces engineering thermoplastic compounds to meet performance and environmental goals.

NPE2024 Wrap-Up: Sustainability Dominates Show Floor News

Across all process types, sustainability was a big theme at NPE2024. But there was plenty to see in automation and artificial intelligence as well.

Inside the Florida Recycler Taking on NPE’s 100% Scrap Reuse Goal

Hundreds of tons of demonstration products will be created this week. Commercial Plastics Recycling is striving to recycle ALL of it.

Arburg Debuts New Machine Outside of Germany for First Time

NPE2024: Arburg says the Allrounder 720 E injection molding machine premiere highlights the importance of the show and market.

Consistent Shots for Consistent Shots

An integral supplier in the effort to fast-track COVID-19 vaccine deployment, Retractable Technologies turned to Arburg and its PressurePilot technology to help deliver more than 500 million syringes during the pandemic.

U.S. Debut for Slimmed Down Electric Machine

NPE2024: Arburg’s debut of the 310-ton Allrounder 720 E Golden Electric extends the tonnage range of the electric series and marks the first global press premiere outside of Germany.

All-Electric Press Gets U.S. Debut

NPE2024: For the first time, Arburg is making a global premier of a machine outside Germany with the new Allrounder 720 E Golden Electric among its 13 exhibits — seven in its own booth — in Orlando.

Transfer Film Take Back Program Yields Recycled Resin for Injection Molding

Kurz is exhibiting Recopound, a recycled, injection molding PET grade.

Arburg Names New Managing Director for the U.S.

Martin Baumann succeeded Friedrich Kanz effective June 1, with Kanz set to retire after 23 years with the company.

Machine Intelligence Mobilized Against Waste

Part quality was naturally the first target of autonomous molding algorithms, but later developments have focused increasingly on preventing wasted time, energy, material and hardware maintenance.

K 2022: ‘We’ve Been Waiting 40 Years!’

With sustainability top-of-mind in the plastics industry, this was a ground-breaking show for builders of recycling equipment. It also prompted new thinking in thinwall injection molding.

Knock-Knock: The Sustainability Auditors Are Here

It won’t be long before you have an appointment with the Sustainability auditors, especially if you serve large customers in sensitive industries like medical and pharma.

If You Like Wrestling with Carbon Footprints…

A couple of suppliers recently calculated their carbon footprints for producing injection molding machines and tooling.

How Do You Measure Your ‘Energy Footprint’?

A lot simpler to understand and calculate than a carbon footprint, this ‘footprint’ measures your energy use per kg of plastic processed.

Engel to Showcase Sustainability at K 2022

At the world’s premier plastics fair, Engel will emphasize sustainable processing assisted by digitalization.

Arburg Donates 600,000 Euros to Aid Ukraine

Two medical and children’s aid organizations receive 200,000 euros each in response to the war in Ukraine.

Updated Software Makes Additive Manufacturing Platform Up to 55% Faster

Arburg says the software on its Freeformer additive manufacturing platform now optimizes the printing of water-soluble support materials in a grid structure.

Westec Plastics Adds Three Two-Shot Injection Molding Machines

The Livermore, Calif. custom molder has added three multimaterial Arburg injection molding machines as part of a $3 million investment in its facility and capital equipment.

Arburg Showcases its High-Temperature Freeformer 300-3X

At Formnext 2021, the Freeformer processed medically approved PEEK to produce skull implants.

Why Put Flow Simulation on an Injection Machine?

This emerging technology sounds promising, but its practical benefits have yet to be demonstrated clearly.

Natech Adds Injection Molding, Automation Equipment

Two new Arburg presses and four filling and sealing lines have been installed in the molder’s Class 8 cleanroom in support of medical diagnostics, including COVID-19 testing.

Arburg Creates New Company for All its Additive Manufacturing Activities

Arburg Plastic Freeforming will switch entirely over to the new company in 2022.

Industry 4.0—Learning from Mistakes

Why voice control of injection machines is not quite ready for prime time.

Hardware/Software Package for Processing Recycle

Arburg has combined plasticating-unit features and selected adaptive-control functions into a package to enable more consistent processing of recycled materials.

Optimized Pressure Control for a More Repeatable Process and Parts

New software from Arburg automatically determines the ideal ramp of the injection-to-hold profile.

Why Careful Hydraulic Oil Maintenance is Critical to Molding Machine Reliability

Here are the essentials on how to prevent one of the main threats to long-term reliability of your injection molding machines.

A Coronavirus Comeback Restarts Growth at Medical Compounder

A slowdown in catheter production stopped growth in its tracks last year at Foster. But business has turned around quickly this year, and the medical compounder was prepared for the rebound.

Cube Machine Portfolio Completed

Arburg’s Allrounder Cube 1800 joins previously launched machines with clamping forces of 295 and 470 tons.

Industry 4.0 Communication Standard Adds Hot Runners, LSR Dosing

EUROMAP and the OPC Foundation’s joint working group issued a standardized data exchange communication protocol for hot runner devices and liquid silicone rubber dosing systems.

Freudenberg Medical Expands Costa Rica Facility

The global contract design and manufacturing firm is adding space for catheter manufacturing and assembly, including injection molding, extrusion and packaging.

Arburg Partners With Distribution Partner for Additive Manufacturing Tech in U.S. and Canada

Arburg has reached an agreement with Würth Additive Group to act as a sales partner for its Arburg Plastic Freeforming (APF) additive manufacturing technology.

Growing Through the Pandemic

Westec Plastics is just one example of an injection molder that actually expanded in 2020 despite the business and logistical challenges of the pandemic.

Arburg Augments Customer Portal, Extends Digitalization

Arburg is expanding its arburgXworld customer portal and Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT) connectivity to all new Allrounder injection molding machines with retrofits for older presses.

Freudenberg Medical Adds Six Machines

The Arburg, Wittmann Battenfeld and Toyo machines installed in Baldwin Park, Calif. support component production for in-vitro diagnostic test kits.

20 Good Things to Come Out of 2020—Part 4

Good news was there if you knew where to look for it—in the pages of Plastics Technology magazine or right here on our website. Here’s a review of headlines you can feel good about.

Injection Molding: New Robots & Customer Portal for Monitoring & Remote Assistance

Campetella’s open house showcases enhancements in performance and service.

Keeping It in the Family: Medical Molder Grows with Second Generation at the Helm

Evolving from a two-man moldmaking company in a rented garage to three unique businesses, including a new medical injection molding unit, with 185 full-time employees, Micro Mold, Plastikos and Plastikos Medical enter their fourth decade family-led and poised for growth.

Injection Molding: Machine Series Can Be Configured, Ordered Online

Arburg’s Allrounder 270 S boasts a smaller footprint and 25% lower cost, with online configuration and ordering said to shorten delivery time.

Injection Molding: Vertical Line Features Larger Table

Arburg’s Allrounder 1300 T vertical injection molding machine features a 1300-mm (51-in.) rotary table, 10% smaller footprint and 15% more space for molds.

Digital Watermarking Consortium Advances Technology for Sorting & Recycling Plastics

Europe’s Digital Watermarks Initiative HolyGrail 2.0 gains new members and advances to Phase II pilot projects.

Arburg Announces Summer Dates for Technology Days 2021

Cancelled in 2020 due to COVID-19, Arburg says its annual Technology Days event at its Lossburg, Germany headquarters will go forward in 2021, moving from the Spring to June 9-12.

New Global Standard Aims to Harmonize Injection Molding Machine Safety

ISO 20430—the first international safety standard for plastics and rubber machinery—was published after more than seven years of collaboration by roughly 40 experts from machine makers, associations, and health and safety organizations hailing from 13 countries.

Nebraska Community College Heeds PPE Call in Cororavirus Crisis

Molds 550 pieces of headgear for face shields in the same time it took to produce one on a 3D printer. College has donated 11,500 completed face shields for use throughout Nebraska and 800 to Columbus Community Hospital, a local facility.

Time for Another Look at Fiber-Direct Compounding for Molding

Despite its benefits in cost, performance and lightweighting, fiber-direct compounding (FDC) has seen relatively limited adoption—is that changing?

Injection Molding: Arburg Introduces Its Largest Packaging Machine Ever

The hybrid press features 660 tons of clamp force, 40 inches between its tiebars and shot weights up to 148 ounces.

Injection Molding: Free Customer Portal Offers Parts Ordering & Service Assistance

AburgXworld portal offers both free and fee-based apps for a wide range of tasks.

Bigger, Faster, Lower-Cost Robots at K 2019

Three, four, five and six axes; high speed and high payload capacities; low-cost models; and collaborative robots made news at K. There were also QMC systems and AGVs.

Tenere Shapes Market Niche Where Metal and Plastics Meet

Joining metal and plastics to target some of today’s most dynamic industries, contract manufacturer Tenere reinvented itself—and its customer list—in 2016.

Injection Molding: Faster, Smarter, More Efficient Machines Tackle Sustainable Molding at K 2019

Blazing speed plus shrinking energy consumption supported the “green” theme at the big show. Smarter controls and growing connectivity were another key focus.

Simulation Is Making Injection Machines Smarter

Engel’s simlink will refine offline simulation with results from actual molding and use Engel’s machine data to constrain simulation within the actual machine’s capabilities.

Tooling: ‘Reverse Cube’ Puts New Spin On Two-Component Molding

For two-component molding, splitting the cube mold into halves that rotate in opposite directions provides thermal isolation and long cooling times for both materials.

Arburg & Dieffenbacher Collaborate on Molding Thermoplastic Composites

Arburg’s Fiber Direct Compounding injection unit plus Dieffenbacher’s vertical press yields a system for structural automotive TP composites.

RJG Partners with a Nebraska Community College on Injection Molding Training Lab

RJG and other partners are contributing to new plastics training lab at Central Community College in Columbus, Neb.

K 2019 Preview: Injection Molding Goes for the ‘Green’

‘Circular Economy’ joins Industry 4.0 as common themes of injection molding exhibits in Düsseldorf.

Arburg Expands U.S. Headquarters

Adding more than 80% more space in Rocky Hill, Conn.

To Succeed in Manufacturing, Focus on Your People First

It’s not easy being a custom injection molder in the NYC metro area. For Natech Plastics, the key is developing employees’ skills and commitment.

See the Mold Filling on Your Press Control Panel

Arburg embeds flow simulation in its Gestica controller.

Can All-Electrics Cut It in High-Speed Packaging?

How about four PP ice cream cups with IML in 2.2 sec?

Molder Increases Capabilities—But Not Risk—With Flexible Two-Shot Technology

A customer request for multi-material molding presented a market opportunity and potential financial peril: How do you add two-shot without also overextending yourself from an investment perspective?

Learn About Souped-Up Presses for Packaging at Molding 2019

Speakers from Arburg and Engel will discuss what it takes for an electric or hybrid injection machine to handle high-speed, thin-wall packaging.

Digital Manufacturing: Two Medical Molders Embrace Industry 4.0

‘Digitalization’ and ‘connectivity’ are loaded terms—shorthand for a whole new way of doing business. It can’t be accomplished in one go. But two Midwest molders in the sensitive medical field are already feeling the benefits of their initial steps in that direction.

Simplicity Conquers Complexity in Automotive Molding Cells

Six-axis robots are often recommended for complex automation cells, but here’s an example of how cost-effective, three-axis linear robots can be up to the task.

Larger Freeformer from Arburg Can Print Three Materials

It can build parts 50% larger and in hard-soft combinations with a support material.

Molding Simulation Added to Injection Machine Controls

Arburg and Wittmann Battenfeld are integrating filling simulation to aid in machine setup.

NPE Wrap-Up: News in Primary Machinery, Part 1

Rounding up details from the Big Show not previously reported in all our other coverage, here’s more news in injection and blow molding, extrusion and compounding. Next month, we’ll conclude with recycling/scrap reclaim, robots, tooling, auxiliary equipment, materials and additives.

News Highlights from NPE2018

Developments in Industry 4.0, multi-layer preform molding, automation, LSR processing, and PP were among the major newsbreakers at May’s show. And one film processor finalized purchases of 13 new lines.

Major New Injection Molding Group Emerges

In seven months, Westfall Technik has made six acquisitions in injection molding, prototyping, and moldmaking.

More Automation = More Capable Robots

More complex automation tasks require use of six-axis robots, often in combination with linear robots, as well as use of machine vision, SCARA robots, and collaborative types.

NPE2018 New Technology Focus: Dazzlingly High-Speed Packaging Production

Several machine suppliers are injection molding caps and thin-wall cups in as fast as 2-sec cycles.

NPE2018 New Technology Focus: LSR in the Spotlight

LSR remains a popular topic, visible at numerous molding demos at the show.

Whoa, That Was Neat

NPE2018 is brimming with exciting new developments. So we asked—What's the coolest thing you've seen on the show floor?

NPE2018 New Technology Focus: Micromolding is Big

Micromolding is a growing force in medical, electronics and micromechanical parts.

NPE2018 New Technology Focus: Do It in the Mold

In-mold labeling and decorating are applied to packaging and automotive parts at numerous booths throughout the show.

At the Arburg Exhibit, ‘Seeing Is Believing’

Arburg is showing the breadth of its products, its expertise as a solutions provider, and the depth of its local support for U.S. customers.

NPE2018 New Technology Focus: Healthy Interest in Medical

Medical molding is a big presence at NPE.

NPE2018 New Technology Focus: The ‘4.0’ Revolution

Injection and blow molding and robot suppliers are making Industry 4.0 the most prevalent theme of the show.

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.

Additive Manufacturing at NPE2018: Lots of Prototyping…and Some Manufacturing Too

As a growing industry, there will be lots of ‘firsts’ at NPE, including a new zone and workshop.

NPE Is U.S. Debut for Campetella Robotic Center

A major Italian supplier of linear and SCARA robots specializes in IML.

Two-Color LSR Molding Fine-Tuned with Flow Simulation

“Virtual Molding” simulation can model all aspects of LSR molding, even with two colors.

Arburg Molding Cells Show Off LSR, High-Speed Packaging, Automotive Composites, and Industry 4.0

Arburg’s nine exhibits include an Allrounder 1120H (730 U.S. tons), molding eight components of folding step stool from a family mold and assembling via robot.

Biggest Arburg Machine Yet Arrives in U.S., with New, Prize-Winning Design and Control Features

U.S. premiere of hybrid Allrounder 1120 H with clamping force of 730 tons, new design, and Gestica control system.

Injection Molding: At NPE, U.S. Debut of Arburg’s Largest Machine Yet in a Brand-New Design

Besides a brand-new machine design, Arburg will present cells molding automotive composites, medical, LSR, and packaging applications, as well as Industry 4.0 multiprocess integration and Freeformer 3D printing.

Where Do You Fall On Industry 4.0’s Adoption Curve?

Beyond the hype: how are injection molders applying industry 4.0 today, and what’s coming in the future.

New Physical Foaming Process Debuts at Fakuma

Pellets are impregnated with CO2 gas in a sealed chamber, which need not be mounted on the injection machine.

Putting Industry 4.0 to Work in a Molding Plant

Learn why—and how—innovative molders have begun to develop “smart factories,” using advanced equipment, IT, and communication technology to enable greater connectivity and productivity.

Get a Handle on Part Release: How Easy? How Hard?

New test mold assesses ease of part release in injection molding.

Two Molders Investing in Medical Market

Currier Plastics and NPI/Medical invest in clean rooms; molding and blow molding machines; testing equipment and more.

Medical Molder Sweats the Small Stuff to Deliver Big Results

Embracing lean manufacturing and scientific molding keeps Freudenberg Medical on top of customer demands for defect-free deliveries as it expands into full device manufacturing, 100% automated inspection, and 3D-printed tooling for quicker product launches.

Three Straight Years of Record Results for Arburg

Arburg marked a third straight year of record turnover with growing contributions from Asia, as well as its newer large-tonnage and all-electric machine offerings.

Advances in Molding, 3D Printing At Arburg ‘Technology Days’

Over 6700 visitors saw more than 50 working machinery exhibits highlighting automation, connectivity, and sophisticated processing.

News in LSR Molding at K 2016

Two-color molding with one injection barrel and pumping system.

K 2016: Connectivity & Collaboration in Robotics & Automation

Besides a handful of new robots and pickers, the big themes were modular ‘plug-and-play’ automation, Industry 4.0 connectivity, easier programming, and safer collaboration with human workers.

Precision Molding Without a QC Department?

At Prism Plastics, quality is baked into every step of the process. The result: 1 billion parts per year with a defect rate less than 1 ppm.

Automation Cuts Production Time For LED Lighting Units by 89%

Robot-assisted overmolding helps Swiss company compete with low-wage countries.

New Culture, New Capabilities, New Challenges

Over the last few years, Henkel has not only transformed what its Richmond facility does, but also altered how it operates in terms of culture.

INJECTION MOLDING: New Robots & Automation Solutions Coming to K 2016 Show

Look for modular automation systems, new controls, and new robots and pickers.

K 2016 Preview: Injection Molding

Adapting injection molding to the concept of Industry 4.0 is gaining momentum. At this show you’ll see that the interconnected, integrated “factory of the future” is almost here.

Ten Intriguing Injection Molding Technologies of 2015

I know I’m leaving myself wide open on this one. I was asked, “What are the 10 most interesting injection molding technologies of 2015?” I should have pleaded eggnog hangover and politely declined.

A Look Back at 3D Printing in 2015

3D printing is an exciting industry – there’s always something new going on.

Prototype to Production: NPI/Medical Is Quick-Turn Artist

New name, same focus: From 1 part to millions, a new-product development manufacturer for over 45 years.

3D Printing’s Growing Presence Seen at Fakuma Show

Additive manufacturing appeared in tooling inserts, robot grippers, and molded parts.

Highlights of Fakuma 2015

A selection of the hottest news and molding trends at this “little brother” to the K Show.

Where Was 3D Printing at the Fakuma Show?

All over, and in a variety of roles.

INJECTION MOLDING: Sneak Peek at Fakuma News

News in LSR, micromolding, IML, medical technology, and more.

Arburg Opens New U.S. Headquarters

Rocky Hill facility includes lab areas dedicated to the Freeformer 3D printer.

‘Industry 4.0’ Demo at Hanover Fair

Linking molding and 3D printing machines and part data via the "cloud" allows "mass customization."

Injection Molding, California Style

There are particular challenges associated with plastics processing in the Golden State. But opportunities beckon for those who can overcome them. That’s the story of AMA Plastics.

Slideshow: The sights of NPE2015

Relive NPE2015 through photos taken by the Plastics Technology staff.

Biggest-Ever Chinaplas On Tap in May

More than 3200 exhibitors will fill 26 exhibit halls May 20-23, in Guangzhou.

At NPE: Nine LSR Materials in One Part

Special technology molds nine colors and durometers in one silicone part.

Woodland Adds Thermoset Molding Press

Press is said to ensures quality and repeatability shot-to-shot.

INJECTION MOLDING AT NPE: Molding Exhibits Show Off Cell Integration with Multiple Processes & Operations

If you’re interested in lightweight composites, IML, LSR, multi-shot, inmold assembly, barrier coinjection, micromolding, variotherm molding, foams, energy-saving presses, robots, hot runners, and tooling—they’re all here in force.

Nine “Shots” Plus One Machine Equals a Unique LSR Molding Tech

How'd they mold that? One iPhone case composed of nine distinct LSRs molded on a single machine.

Mexico’s Auto Market Accelerates, Brings Plastics Along

Mexico’s booming automotive industry inevitably became part of the conversation with exhibitors at the country’s largest plastics trade fair, Plastimagen.

Key Themes from the Fakuma Show

Servo-hydraulics, servo sprue pickers, electronic water-flow monitoring/control, and exotic multi-process cells were the headliners in Friedrichshafen.

Integrated Multi-Process Cells Hum at Fakuma Show

Why not combine plastic injection with metal injection, or bead-foam molding, or laser printing?

Three Themes at Fakuma Show

Servo hydraulics are becoming standard; servo pickers proliferate; water flow monitoring and control are new focus.

Automation Eliminates Contamination

Many molders use robots to boost output and repeatability, but SSI also uses them to prevent contamination of critical diagnostic products.

3D Printing of “Porous” Tools Awarded Walmart Research Grant

What if you could build a tool that had just the right amount of material it needed in just the right places?

TOOLING: Mold Simulation Software Gains Speed & New Functionality

Enhancements in simulating conformal cooling, hot runners, MuCell foaming, shrink/warp, and fiber reinforcements.

MEDICAL MOLDING: Configure Your Molding Machine Into a ‘Clean Room’

You can meet the stringent requirements of the medical market without having to invest in a full-blown production clean room.

Clean-Room LSR Molding Cell For New Approach to HIV/AIDS Prevention

Injection press, metering system, and mold are engineered for medical molding of drug-impregnated LSR.

Machinery Systems for Thermoplastic Composites in Automotive

Three suppliers of injection machines and one of in-mold sensors will present the latest technology for injection overmolding of composites.

A Couple of Interesting Tidbits from Arburg’s Technology Days

Four-cavity mold rotates 45° for multi-component lens molding.

Why Thermoplastic Composites Are Hot in Automotive

A new conference brings together the leaders in this emerging field of technology.

Additive Manufacturing: Materials for ‘Real-World’ Parts

Developments in materials have helped pave the way for processors to make ‘real world’ parts from what is collectively known as 3D printing. Here’s a comprehensive review of the materials available.

News in Robots from K 2013

Injection molding Cartesian robots are being made lighter and faster, but with greater payload capacity and vibration resistance. Six-axis articulated robots are being made easier to program.

News in Hot Runners & Tooling at K 2013

Molds that break speed records for specific applications; hot runners for medical, packaging, and automotive parts; temperature and valve-gate controllers; and standardized mold components constitute a large grab-bag of news in the tooling category for injection molding at the Dusseldorf show.

INJECTION MOLDING: Arburg Builds New U.S. Offices

Arburg Inc., the U.S. branch of the German injection machinery manufacturer, has started construction of a new U.S. headquarters building in Rocky Hill, Conn., six miles from its current location in Newington, Conn.

Processors Find Their Place at K 2013

Sprinkled among the 17 halls, often overshadowed by the billion-dollar machinery and material suppliers surrounding them, were no small number of processors.

Injection Molding at K 2013: Doing More with Less

More productivity with less energy consumption and capital investment; more operations in the machine or manufacturing cell with less time, labor, energy, and capital—these were the common themes of injection molding exhibits at October’s K 2013 show.

Headlines from the K 2013 Show

Here’s just a taste of the innovations on display, a selection of the top headlines not covered in our September show preview.

Arburg Grabs Spotlight at K 2013

WEB EXCLUSIVE: At K 2013, injection machine builder introduces the Freeformer, a novel machine for additive manufacturing.. But there was plenty to see in hot runners, LSR processing, and lightweighting as well.

New LSR Technical Center Opens in Ohio

Shin-Etsu facility houses two molds, Arburg press, Elmet dosing system.

K 2013 Preview: Injection Molding

Next month’s mammoth triennial plastics show in Düsseldorf, Germany, challenges injection molding machine builders to demonstrate technological leadership in addressing the needs of the marketplace.

Extreme Molding’s Mantra: ‘Find Your Niche and Stick to It’

For a small custom injection molder competing in today’s global market, Lynn Momrow-Zielinski has two pieces of advice: 1) Develop a business plan and stick to it. 2) Find a technical and/or market niche and stick to that, too.

Technology, Creativity, and Fun: The Noble Plastics Recipe

Most people find jobs within companies thatahave an established corporate mission and business culture.

Moldmaker Explores New LSR Molding Technologies

Can liquid silicone rubber (LSR ) be overmolded onto polypropylene?

Robots at NPE2012: Faster, Stronger, Smarter

Among the many attractions in injection molding exhibits at NPE2012 were more intelligent robots with higher speeds and payload capacities

NPE: New Machines Exhibit Sophisticated Molding Demos

More speed, more power, more precision, and more automated functions accomplished in and out of the mold. That’s exactly what injection machinery suppliers were offering at NPE2012.

Powder Injection Molding Helps PTI Thrive in Specialties

“We like challenges. We like to do things that other people are scared to do.”

Injection Molding: Speed, Automation & Integration

Hot buttons at the show will be multi-component molding, in-mold labeling/decorating (IML/IMD), in-mold assembly, medical molding, liquid silicone rubber (LSR), micro-molding, and high-speed packaging.

Tightening the Screws on Precision Molding Of Thermoplastics & LSR

Fairly consistent focus of annual conference was how to get better control of the molding process.

Custom Automation Is the Answer to Global Competition

Here it is in one sentence: Unit costs can be reduced through customer-specific automation.

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.

Extrusion & Injection Molding in One Automated Process

A large German manufacturer of hoses, cable ducts, and other extruded automotive components recently expanded its activities into the white-goods appliance sector.

Microcellular Foam with Heat-Cool Makes Class-A Glossy Parts

A high-gloss surface equivalent to automotive Class-A solid molding can now be achieved with the weight savings and other benefits of microcellular foam molding, thanks to a new licensing agreement between Trexel Inc., Waltham, Mass., and Ono Sangyo Co.

Tips and Techniques: How MedPlast Became a Multi-Shot Specialist

It started in a garage and evolved into a multi-plant, $100 million operation that holds particular expertise in multi-shot molding.

INJECTION MOLDING: Automation and Integration At K Show

There were new presses of all stripes aplenty at K 2010, but the “wow” factor was supplied by automated work cells and integrated manu-facturing systems performing multiple operations before, during, and after molding.

K 2010- Injection Molding New All-Electrics & Hybrids Balance Performance & Economy

The world’s largest plastics show, coming up next month in Dusseldorf, Germany, provides ample evidence of the growing sway of electric drive technology in injection molding.

On-Site: An ‘Empire’ Built on Scientific Molding

A U.S. custom injection molder that’s hiring?

Injection Molding at NPE 2003

Show goers will see an electric injection machine in nearly every press maker’s booth this year, and electric/hydraulic hybrids in several.

Refine, Redesign, Retool: Re-engineering as a Business Model

It’s an unusual business model: “We take existing products or manufacturing processes and try to make them better.

New Presses at Fakuma Show Focus on Energy & Performance

Beltless direct-drive electric machines and upgraded electric/hydraulic hybrids were introduced at the 20th Fakuma trade exhibition in Friedrichshafen, Germany, last month.

NPE 2009 Wrap-Up: New Machinery for Injection Molding

New injection machinery at the show ranged from all-electric units for high-speed packaging or bioplastic processing to hybrid presses ready for the cleanroom. Other units highlighted multi-component molding with LSR and thermoplastics or super-compact presses for small parts. Several new machines targeted specific applications such as caps and closures, PET preforms, LSR, or integrated long-glass compounding.

NPE News in Injection Molding

If a better machine can help your company beat challenging economic conditions, you’ll probably find it at NPE. And finding it will be easier, thanks to our editors’ efforts to sift out of some 2000 exhibits the most significant news in injection and blow molding, extrusion, compounding, and thermoforming.

NPE 2009 News Flash

Injection MoldingHybrid Press Has Electric ClampNew injection presses that combine servo-electric and hydraulic movements to achieve high performance with energy efficiency will be discussed by Arburg Inc., Newington, Conn.

New Low-Pressure Process Molds Long Profiles On Small Presses

A new process that can produce long, thin-walled profiles and strips with functional or decorative geometries integrated in the part in a single step was developed by IB Steiner engineering consultants and Hybrid Composite Products GmbH, both in Spielberg, Austria.

New Presses, Robots And Low-Pressure Process

At its annual Technology Days conference and exhibition in Lossburg, Germany, Arburg GmbH + Co.

K 2007 Injection Molding: Lots of New Machine Choices For Exotic to Everyday Molding

If you were looking for a new machine to mold micro- or mega-sized parts, multiple materials, long fibers, high-speed/high-cavitation packaging, exotic multi-material combinations with compounding on the machine, or just a cost-effective press for general-purpose use—K 2007 had it all.

Injection Molding LSR: Three 'M's of Innovation: Mega, Micro, and Multi

Liquid silicone rubber is breaking out of its niche into a broader array of applications, helped by new developments in materials, machinery, and processing. Larger parts, micro-parts, foams, and multi-color or multi-material combinations are key areas of innovation.

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