best practices
Industry 4.0 Gives DMT a Sharper Edge
Leading maker of blade sharpeners boosts productivity in captive molding with cutting-edge connectivity.
Read MoreInjection Molding: Safety First—Know the Compatibility of Different Resins
Certain materials don’t play well together when mixed. So it’s best not to. Here are some guidelines.
Read More‘Intelligent’ Cooling Helps Molder Improve Productivity, Profitability & Quality
Cost-effective and user-friendly process-cooling system gives custom molder the ability to do more with less.
Read MoreInline Inkjet Printer Keeps Pace With Speedy Wire & Cable Processor
Huber+Suhner is outfitting its six high-speed extrusion lines with new high-speed, continuous inkjet printers.
Read MoreRapid Heat & Cool Molding Evolves to Meet Industry Challenges
Technical capabilities of the process have advanced to erase former cycle-time penalties, and ongoing developments address creation of a materials database and new applications in hybrid composite injection overmolding.
Read MoreThe One Company Solution
Primex has vertically integrated its color compounding, sheet extrusion, and fabrication businesses to provide a single-source solution to customers in a wide range of industries.
Read MoreTooling: Clamp Pressure & Cavity Land Area, Part 2
What you need to know to prevent flashing and mold damage.
Read MoreExtrusion: A Simple Way to Evaluate Extruder Screws
While there’s lots of data that influences screw design, processors usually don’t have access to it. So instead, try calculating drag flow to see if your screw is working properly.
Read MoreInjection Molding: Process Documentation Is Crucial to Making ‘Identical’ Parts
Use a machine/mold setup sheet to document plastic parameters and use them on any acceptable machine into which the mold is placed.
Read MoreAutomate Injection Molding Simulation With Autonomous Optimization
Simulation not only predicts how a mold will fill, but also provides guidance to make it fill better. The new technology of Autonomous Optimization automatically performs hundreds or thousands of simulations, testing multiple variables—gating, venting and cooling, for example—and learning which combinations help achieve objectives for injection pressure, cycle time, warpage, etc.
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