Instron released the AVE3 Advanced non-contacting video extensometer for strain measurement with micron-level accuracy for ...

The intensification ratio is equal to the ratio of the effective areas of the hydraulic ram to that of the screw check valve. Since those values often are not readily available, the intensification ...

Melt flow rate testing can be characterized as the Rodney Dangerfield of material test methods—it gets no respect. People from all parts of the industry downplay the value of the test or denigrate its ...

Biodegradable polymers like PHA are expected to replace most single-use petroleum polymers over the next five years. However, these polymers often require special additives and fillers to meet product ...

In our 2024 Top Shops injection molding benchmarking survey, Philip Katen of Plastikos talked about a “grind-it-out” phase for processors working out post-COVID inventory overcorrections. In 2025’s ...

I started in this industry back in 1994 at Cherry Electrical Products in its Control Device injection molding division as a third-shift machine operator. The title operator was stretching it a bit.

The Gardner Business Index (GBI) measures the current state of plastics processing activity through survey responses covering new orders, production, backlog, employment, exports and supplier ...

When nozzle drool forces production pauses every couple hours and is measured in dozens of pounds a day, it has reached an unsustainable level. Klein Tools Inc. in Lincolnshire, Ill., a family-owned ...

Successful plastics manufacturers and molders have mastered the ability to compete on quality while reducing the inefficiencies and scrap that can create a drag on profitability. For many of these ...

ProVital + GermsClean from Ampacet is an additive developed to protect plastic components in health care facilities against the proliferation of microorganisms by blocking the growth of bacteria and ...

Milliken & Co. announced the latest generation of its Millad clarifiers, the ClearX 9000 clarifier for polypropylene (PP) Milliken Starts Production of New PP Clarifier Plant. Millad ClearX 9000 was ...

While I’ve written on this two on two separate occasions (see March 2017 and October 2011 Injection Molding Know-How columns), I think it’s important enough to warrant yet another examination. There ...