An effective process typically starts by milling or turning mold-forming material, followed by heat treating (in the case of hardened steel), grinding, refined shaping, and finishing treatments like ...

A company has designed a material- and timesaving hot runner specifically for injection-molding deep-draw medical device components such as pipettes and syringe barrels. The technology enables parts ...

OFTERING, Austria—Elmet, a manufacturer of equipment for silicone and rubber parts, has released a new, all-electric cold runner for liquid silicone rubber injection molding. The Smartshot E cold ...

PCS Co. has introduced its latest innovation for injection molders: The TC5600 hot runner temperature controller, designed to cut downtime and streamline operations through advanced monitoring and ...

Melt Design (St. Charles, IL) will bring its latest bolt-on hot runner systems with integrated mold plates to NPE 2003. Hot runner technology has long been the target of innovations, enhancements, and ...

Cycle time is the primary cost measure of the molding process, and cooling represents about 80% of the molding cycle (see Figure 1). The thicker the part, the longer the cycle time. However, the ...

CINNCINATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Milacron Holdings Corp. (NYSE: MCRN), a leading industrial technology company serving the plastics processing industry, announced today the completion of the expansion at ...

Having finished the Tools of the Trade series on circuit board assembly, let’s look at some of the common methods for doing enclosures. First, and possibly the most common, is injection molding. This ...