It is hard to think of an industry that does not use plastic materials. Plastics abound in today's vehicles, food packaging, medical supplies and toys. The technology is advancing at a rapid pace with ...

If you’re interested in learning more about whether 3D printers can be used for injection molding. You might be interested in a series of tests carried out by the CNC Kitchen to explore the ...

When ENGEL introduced its first tie-bar-less injection molding machine at the K show in Düsseldorf in 1989, the response was mixed - fascination and skepticism alike. Few could have foreseen that this ...

Lovers of injection molding — and automation — will find manufacturing nirvana at NPE 2015, when the Orange County Convention Center becomes a giant, modern plastics factory for one week. The market ...

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 ...

This core was 3D printed from steel at Star Rapid using a Renishaw AM 250 printer. Product developers and engineers who design and manufacture plastic parts now have a powerful new weapon in their ...

All plastic molders understand that the surface texture of the mold cavity and core will transfer a texture to the corresponding molded part. But even experienced molders can be unclear about the ...

Nicolet Plastics LLC, an industry leader in precision plastic manufacturing, emphasizes the critical role of injection molding by Nicolet Plastics in delivering innovative and cost-effective solutions ...