Compact dryers developed for miniature-part molding operations
Compact dryers with 0.75-, 1.5-, 3- and 5-L hopper volumes are designed for miniature-part molding operations. Drying just the right amount of material can be challenging for injection molders...
View ArticleUltrasonic micro molding now a reality
If you're wondering what's new in plastics processing, you need look no further than Barcelona, Spain-based technology innovator, Ultrasion SL. After a successful K Show in 2013, where the company...
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Diverse processor Currier Plastics grows from its history, creates...
It is said that we can't know where we're going in our future until we understand where we've been in our past. History creates our present and our future, and that's certainly been true for John...
View ArticleMilacron hosts open house at new High Impact Technical Center
Following an eventful 2013, which included the acquisition of Mold Masters, Milacron is starting the new year by flinging open the doors of its brand new High Impact Technical Center (HIT) in Irvine,...
View ArticleWeek of 1/20 to 1/24: A peek inside a plastics facility and top 10 articles
All Sites Let me start off this blog article with a wonderful lead written by Clare Goldsberry:"It is said that we can't know where we're going in our future until we understand where we've been in...
View ArticleReshoring: Let's stick to the facts please
All Sites J.M.Barrie, the Scottish writer who created Peter Pan, once said: "Dreams do come true, if we only wish hard enough."This comes to mind because of the recurring media stories trumpeting a...
View ArticleRaumedic introduces safety device for syringes
Raumedic (Helmbrechts, Germany), a supplier of extrusion, molding, and assembly services to the medical device industry, has developed a safety mechanism for injection systems designed to prevent...
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Automotive, aerospace demand for 3D components drives growth for Linear Mold...
Demand for a greater numbers of 3D printed components using the direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) process from the automotive and aerospace industries are driving growth for Linear Mold &...
View ArticlePlastics machinery shipments rise in Q3
Business levels for manufacturers and suppliers of primary plastics machinery (injection molding, extrusion, blowmolding and thermoforming equipment) improved in the third quarter of 2013. Aaccording...
View ArticlePhillips-Medisize boosts production capacity in Finland
Phillips-Medisize Corp. (Hudson, WI) has added an automated production line at its plant in Kontiolahti, Finland, to meet the requirements of a new supply agreement for insulin pen components with...
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Rosti revs up to meet 2016-2017 ambitious sales target
In 2010, when Nordstjernan, a family-owned Swedish investment group acquired the Sweden-based Rosti Group, the injection molder's annual sales were below the 200 million euro mark. Today, in 2014, the...
View ArticleMold manufacturer Electroform opens engineering/sales office in Texas
Electroform Co., a Rockford, IL-based designer and manufacturer of precision, high-volume complex injection molds for the medical, packaging, consumer products and more, announces the opening of a...
View ArticleChem-Trend’s new purging compounds said to improve caps, closures production
Chem-Trend says its new purging compounds is saving plastic bottle caps and closures manufacturers time and money. The new Lusin Clean 1060 was specifically developed to eliminate the scrap resulting...
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Berry Plastics talks growth outside of the U.S.
Berry Plastics says that when the company started more than three decades ago, it had a goal of becoming a leading manufacturer of injection molding packaging in the U.S. That vision has been realized...
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Single-piece energy absorber saves on weight, protects pedestrians
The first single-piece energy absorber to meet both Part 581 bumper damageability and GTR lower leg impact requirements for pedestrian safety has been developed by Ford Motor Co. The energy absorber is...
View ArticleProspect Mold and Die launches new molding technologies division
Prospect Mold and Die Co. recently completed a $2.5 million expansion that included the addition of 24,000 sq-ft of manufacturing space for their new molding products division, and the purchase of a...
View ArticleDow affiliate invests in Russian composites
DowAksa Advanced Composites Holdings B.V. has taken up a one-third stake in the Russian Nanotechnology Center of Composites (NCC, Moscow).Tagging OptionsDomain: All Sites Keywords: composites...
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Ultrasonic molding cuts medical plastics waste 30-60%
The trend toward rapidly rising prices for medical plastics may work strongly in favor of a new micro injection molding technology that uses ultrasonic power to melt plastics instead of the pressure...
View ArticleMoisture analyzer reportedly helps speed up the molding process for Victorinox
The latest models of moisture analyzers from Mettler-Toledo feature USB, Ethernet and WLAN connectivity for easy data transfer, and now can send measurement reports in A4 or letter format direct to a...
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3D printing makes mark at the Sochi Paralympics
A staple of the winter Olympics, the biathlon combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. Mastering both of those disciplines sufficiently to compete at an international level is no mean feat....
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