Where and How to Vent Injection Molds: Part 3
Molds & Tooling

Where and How to Vent Injection Molds: Part 3

Questioning several “rules of thumb” about venting injection molds.
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Higher Efficency and Temperatures in Temperature Control Units

Higher Efficency and Temperatures in Temperature Control Units

At Fakuma, Wittmann’s temperature control unit (TCU) displays featured a prototype Tempro capable of achieving 200°C (392°F) in process temperature and the application of EcoDrive motors.

New Technology Enables ‘Smart Drying’ Based on Resin Moisture
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New Technology Enables ‘Smart Drying’ Based on Resin Moisture

The ‘DryerGenie’ marries drying technology and input moisture measurement with a goal to putting an end to drying based on time.

Technology News

Biopolymers

Landfill Degradable Shopping Bag Incorporates Plant Sourced Content

Additives

Antimicrobial Compounds for Medical

Know How

Configuring the Twin Screw Extruder: Part 4

Injection Molding

Melt Temperature Measurement Technology Acquired

Engineering Resins

Xenia Announces Range of Composites for 3D Printing

NEWS

Life Cycle Analysis Shows Pyrolysis Can Reduce Carbon Footprint of Cracking Operations

Injection Molding

Top Maintenance Tips to Boost Molding Machine Performance

All Electric & Hybrid Machines

Adaptive, Automatic Process Control for Injection Molding

Multi-Component

Molder Opts for Machine Flexibility for Complex Jobs

NEWS

Canadian Law Will Restrict Sales of Single Use Plastics Beginning in December

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KNOWLEDGE CENTERS

Gain in-depth knowledge in processes, products and technology from industry experts

Blending & Dosing

Blending & Dosing

Deep dive into the basics of blending versus dosing, controls, maintenance, process integration and more.

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Size Reduction

Size Reduction

Learn about sustainable scrap reprocessing—this resource offers a deep dive into everything from granulator types and options, to service tips, videos and technical articles.

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Process Cooling

Process Cooling

这些知识中心职业vides an overview of the considerations needed to understand the purchase, operation, and maintenance of a process cooling system.

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Resin Conveying

Resin Conveying

A 360-degree look at resin conveying systems: types, operation, economics, design, installation, components and controls.

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Mura Technology Teesside Plant Opens
Recycling

Mura Technology Teesside Plant Opens

New facility will use supercritical water in processing plastic into hydrocarbons.

Wittmann Finds Battery Partner for Direct Current (DC) Molding Machine Concept
All Electric & Hybrid Machines

Wittmann Finds Battery Partner for Direct Current (DC) Molding Machine Concept

Displaying the solar-powered press at Fakuma 2023 following its K 2022 debut, Wittmann announced a development partnership with Innovenergy for DC infrastructure.
#sustainability

Food Grade PCR LLDPE Resin From Mechanically Recycled Stretch Film
Commodity Resins

Food Grade PCR LLDPE Resin From Mechanically Recycled Stretch Film

Revolution announced that the FDA has issued a letter of no objection for its method of producing linear low density polyethylene from recycled stretch film.
#sustainability#polyolefins

YOUR BUSINESS

PLASTICS PROCESSORS INDEX

Plastics Processing Activity Continues to Contract

September’s survey results mark a third month of a very similar GBI.
#economics

RESIN PRICING UPDATE

Prices Up for PE, PP, PS, Flat for PVC, PET

Trajectory is generally flat-to-down for all commodity resins.
#resinpricing#polyolefins#polystyrene

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Purging Compounds

Got Streaks or Black Specs? Here’s How to Find and Fix Them

Determining the source of streaking or contamination in your molded parts is a critical step in perfecting your purging procedures ultimately saving you time and money.
#processingtips#bestpractices

Inside the Florida Recycler Gearing Up to Take on Scrap at NPE2024
Post-Industrial Recycling

Inside the Florida Recycler Gearing Up to Take on Scrap at NPE2024

Hundreds of tons of demonstration products will be created at NPE2024 next spring. Commercial Plastics Recycling strives to recycle all of it.
#npe# planttour

IPEX Opens Injection Molding Facility in North Carolina
Construction

IPEX Opens Injection Molding Facility in North Carolina

The pipe and fittings manufacturer’s new 200,000-square-foot facility represents a $200 million investment and will create 150 jobs.

Back to Basics on Mold Venting (Part 2: Shape, Dimensions, Details)
Tooling Know How

Back to Basics on Mold Venting (Part 2: Shape, Dimensions, Details)

Here’s how to get the most out of your stationary mold vents.
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Multi-Screw Compounding

Configuring the Twin Screw Extruder: Part 4

For many compounding operations, material is fed to the extruder at the feed throat. This is the case when feeding a single polymer or a blend of polymers mixed with solid additives. Some ingredients, however, present a challenge in feeding. Here’s how to solve to them.

Tooling Know How

Back to Basics on Mold Venting (Part 2: Shape, Dimensions, Details)

Here’s how to get the most out of your stationary mold vents.
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Extrusion

Single vs. Twin-Screw Extruders: Why Mixing is Different

There have been many attempts to provide twin-screw-like mixing in singles, but except at very limited outputs none have been adequate. The odds of future success are long due to the inherent differences in the equipment types.

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Injection Molding

Injection Molded Tape and Resin “Sandwich” Technology Debuts

During its Mobility Days in Austria, Engel and KTM Technologies debuted an all-plastic molded motorcycle seat base produced via a tape-sandwich process that can run in a standard molding process.

Fakuma 2023: High-Speed Pipette Tip Molding
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Fakuma 2023: High-Speed Pipette Tip Molding

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag, Hekuma and Schöttli partnered on production cell molding pipette tips from a 32-cavity mold in a cycle of 4.5 seconds.

Additive Fusion Technology Optimizes Composite Structures for Demanding Applications
Additive Manufacturing

Additive Fusion Technology Optimizes Composite Structures for Demanding Applications

9T Labs continues to enhance the efficiency of its technology, which produces composite parts with intentionally oriented fibers.
#closeupontechnology

Plastics Processing Activity Continues to Contract

Plastics Processing Activity Continues to Contract

September’s survey results mark a third month of a very similar GBI.
#economics

CASE STUDIES

Multi-Component

Molder Opts for Machine Flexibility for Complex Jobs

AE Plast opted for tiebarless multimaterial Engel victory machines as it took on complex parts for the appliance and power tool market, including a 3K housing for Dremel’s rotary tool.
#processorsedge#technologyinaction

All Electric & Hybrid Machines

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.
#technologyinaction#processorsedge

Injection Molding

Injection Molder Changes Up Color Changes

一个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.
#processorsedge#color#technologyinaction

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