By Dallas D. Cada Whenever I get a trouble shooting call about TPE parts it usually is a result of poor adhesion. My experience with TPE materials is in automotive […]
How to Evaluate the Performance of an Injection Molding Process?
An injection molding engineering system is composed of the following sub-systems: plastic material, part structure design, injection molding machine, injection mold, and molding process condition. In practice, the performance evaluation […]
Why A Dedicated System for Plastics Mold Development Is Indispensable
When it comes to useful tools that can enhance teamwork efficiency, we usually think of the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems. However, for the plastic part and mold designers, general-purpose […]
Manufacturers are Having Huge Hiring Challenges
How do We Attain the Best Talent in Today’s Climate By Raymond McKee Director of Manufacturing, Currier Plastics, Inc. It seems that all manufacturing companies are having challenges with hiring […]
New Central Blending System Offers Greater Accuracy, Flexibility
Developed by Israel’s LIAD and available from Ampacet, system features dedicated ingredient weighing hoppers conveyed to specific machines to eliminate the risk of batch contamination. By Jim Callari Editorial Director […]
AniForm and Moldex3D are Collaborating to Offer Superior RTM Analysis, Allowing Users to Consider Forming-Induced Fiber Reorientation
Introduction AniForm, an advanced simulation tool that predicts the formability of composite laminates, is collaborating with Moldex3D to offer their users a higher-level RTM analysis. AniForm Engineering is a Dutch-based […]
Comprehensive MCM Simulation Considering the Previous Shot’s Effects
By Jing Wei, Senior Architecture Manager at Product R&D Division, Moldex3D The multi-component molding (MCM) technology can efficiently integrate more than two separate plastic parts and is widely applied in […]
Study on Thermal Characteristics and Mechanical Properties of Poly (Lactic Acid)/Paraffin Wax Blends
By BYann-Jiun Chen 1,2, Matthieu Fischer 1, Chao-Chang A. Chen 2 , and Ines Kuehnert 1*, 1Department of Processing Leibniz Institute for Polymer Research, Dresden, 01069, Germany 2 Department of […]
HASCO Native CAD data now available for SolidWorks®
To facilitate the work of designers and provide them with the best possible support, HASCO, as a leading international supplier of standard parts for tool and moldmaking, began making parametric […]
Mechanical Characterization and Effect of Water Absorption on PLA Carbon Fiber Composites in Injection Molding
This study investigated the mechanical behaviors of injection molded polylactic acid (PLA) composites reinforced with carbon fiber (CF) at different fiber loading levels (5 wt%, 10 wt%, 15 wt% & […]
