Most of the plastic products we use are made through injection molding, a process in which molten plastic is injected into a ...

Design engineers face continuous pressure to enhance product performance while driving down costs. For many devices, converting metal components to plastic is an effective way of achieving both goals.

Erie Pa. — A low-pressure injection molding machine that can use multiple extruders that heat the melt in an electrically heated barrel, then pump the material into the mold gives low shear, lower ...

Injection molding is one of the technologies that makes the world go round. But what does it actually look like to go through the whole process to get a part made? [Achim Haug] wrote up a blog post ...

Dublin, Nov. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Plastic Injection Molding Machine Market by Machine Type (Hydraulic, All-Electric, Hybrid), Clamping Force (0-200, 201-500, Above 500), End-Use Industry ...

A moldmaker said recently that it sometimes takes him up to eight months to validate a large, high-cavity medical mold. Maybe this surprises you, but it doesn’t surprise many OEMs in the medical and ...

According to the current processing method, two factors should be considered in the processing of helical gears: the shrinkage of the plastic itself and the discharge gap. Fabrication of precise ...

Purging a plastic injection molding machine with resin or regrind for color changes or carbon removal often leads to costly waste and lost production time. Along with the right purging compound, there ...