A new mold and ejector protection software program is able to account for normal force variations, greatly reducing false triggers and machine downtime. Mold Guard and Ejector Guard for Milacron?s all ...

Getting early feedback on your CAD model can save you time and money later. Bringing in your supplier early to help review your needs against geometry limitations will prevent surprises and added ...

The global market for plastic injection molded parts is currently valued at $325 billion, and this number is expected to grow by 5.7% through at least 2025. Spurred by the rapidly developing economies ...

Keeping moldability top of mind during the design process not only ensures that parts perform as intended, but can help save time and cut down on production costs. Before it even hits the factory ...

Given that some high-end multi-cavity automotive and medical part molds can exceed £500,000 (US $554,000), mold tooling doesn’t come cheap. In fact, some cost more than the injection molding machine ...

3D printing is all well and good for prototyping, and it can even produce useful parts. If you want real strenght in plastics, though, or to produce a LOT of parts, you probably want to step up to ...

This content was paid for by an advertiser and created by Crain's Custom Content. In the fast-paced world of plastics manufacturing, versatility, efficiency, and rapid deployment are critical to ...

Optical grade polycarbonate and biomedical grade thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) were used for injection molding with silicon tooling. Micro and sub-micro features with a range of aspect ratio were ...