Plastics processing is a complex system of dialing in and maintaining quality parts as efficiently as possible. Companies with solid process setups start presses quickly, producing no more than three ...

Plastic injection molding stands as a ubiquitous and indispensable technique in the production of plastic parts, wielding its influence across an array of industries such as automotive, electronics, ...

The worlds of baking and plastics molding may seem miles apart on the surface, but in reality, they actually have a lot in common. In both, we strive for perfection — consistently creating a perfect ...

This content was paid for by an advertiser and created by Crain's Custom Content. Finding the right auxiliary equipment for your facility is imperative to running a smooth operation, and while the ...

Hybrid injection molding technology, which joins metal and plastic inside the mold to produce structural components that offer the best of both materials, has been around for more than a dozen years ...

Precision injection-molded plastic optical lenses are extensively utilized in imaging optical systems. The residual stress and surface deformation produced during the injection molding of plastic ...

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 ...

Plastic materials are prone to degradation by atmospheric oxygen. These auto-oxidation reactions occur at ambient temperature but become especially relevant during melt processing. Adding antioxidants ...

This allows engineers to overmold a PAEK-based composite with fiber-reinforced Victrex PEEK injection molding materials. The polymeric advancement allows engineers to design stronger, lower cost ...

This content was paid for by an advertiser and created by Crain's Custom Content. When walking into any plastics processing plant, you’ll see a device called a temperature control unit, or TCU. A TCU ...

Mohit Dodhia, after completing his Masters in Business Administration from the US, joined Dodhia Industries Ltd. in 2019, contributing to the company’s diversified presence across textiles, chemicals, ...

After previously trying out low-tech compression molding with a toaster oven and 3D printed molds, [future things] is back with a video that seeks to explore some of the questions raised after the ...