Hasco has introduced the new InsertKey Z088 system, offering injection molding manufacturers the ability to unambiguously code mold inserts in tooling. This innovative system consists of the sleeve ...

El Paso, Texas-based injection molder Plastic Molding Technology (PMT) has invested $1 million to increase capacity and meet new demand from customers requiring insert molding. PMT added vertical and ...

Advancements in Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) developed by EOS, a German-based company specializing in laser-sintering systems, have made it possible to produce end-use metal components. While ...

An injection molded, threaded cap made from a 3D-printed metal mold insert, right, created on a Mantle P-200 machine. Within reach of you right now are probably five to 10 plastic products, or parts ...

Following the finalization of a major consortial project led by the Aachen Center for Integrative Lightweight Production (AZL) and the Institute for Plastics Processing at RWTH Aachen University (IKV) ...

Mantle is launching a new series of $350,000 machines that can 3D-print the mold inserts that are used to produce injection-mold plastics. It’s hard to overstate how important this will be — I caught ...

The economical and ecological manufacturing of components using injection molding requires a high level of process reliability. This requires precise recording and monitoring of relevant parameters ...

DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY (Oct. 29, 9:50 a.m. EST) — Two of Canada's largest toolmakers are combining forces to launch a new mold-making process that merges a unique nickel shell insert with a standard blow ...

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 ...

A joint research project by the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (F-ICT, Pfintzal, Germany) and the Fraunhofer Project Centre for Composites Research (FPC, London, ON, Canada) has been ...