Rotating stack molds give designers a variety of options for not only molding multicomponent parts but also doing secondary assembly operations inside the injection molding machine. ''What will it ...

At the upcoming Fakuma show in Germany, Netstal will present what company officials are calling a world's first: injection-compression molding on stack molds. Fakuma is set for Oct. 13-17 in ...

StackTeck announced an unconventional application for a big stack mold with Quick Product Change (QPC) features. This mold runs 2000 tons of production in a 1000-ton injection molding machine, in a ...

The concept of lean manufacturing is generally reserved for the molding process, but Tradesco Mold Ltd. is working to extend these concepts of waste reduction to the tool. "Increased flexibility in ...

With $4 million of new machinery in the last six months and a $10 million, 105,000-square-foot building opening this month, NyproMold Inc. is investing in technology to be more productive and cut ...

Designers under the gun to eliminate assembly and secondary operations are taking a hard look at multicomponent injection molding — a process best known for putting nonslip grips on handheld consumer ...

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 ...

Westfall Technik’s MHS says its patented pneumatic actuator technology represents a paradigm shift from the standard design’s need for seals and cooling.