By Salvatore J. Monte, Kenrich Petrochemicals, Inc. Added to the hopper just like a color concentrate, 2 to 3 parts of a phosphato titanate or zirconate in pellet masterbatch form […]
Tekleen Automatic Filters
Water filtration is one of the most effective and least expensive ways to solve equipment fouling and scaling problems caused by dirty water. Molds, heat exchangers, pipes, tubing, sensors, monitors […]
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 […]
Join us October 21 as the Akron and Cleveland SPE sections proudly presents: Team NEO Jay Foran, Sr. VP with Paul Boulier
Join us October 21 from 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM as the Akron and Cleveland SPE sections proudly presents: Team NEO Jay Foran, Sr. VP with Paul Boulier ATTENDANCE IS […]
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 […]
SPE CAROLINA SECTION invites all SPE Members to attend a PRESENTATION ON “FLAKE SCAN” RAPID ANALYSIS
The presentation will be by Nikolas Wolf, of Sesotec Summary Designed from the ground-up as a quality check for bottle flake, the Flake Scan quickly scans and displays the count […]
SPE Announces Formation of DEI Advisory Board
SPE has formed an Advisory Board to support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) within the Society and the plastics industry. Through the formation of this Advisory Board, SPE intends to […]
A Big Step for Foaming Simulation: Bubble Shrinkage No Longer Unpredictable
By Barry Pai, Engineer at Product R&D Division of CoreTech System (Moldex3D) In the plastic foaming injection process, the supercritical fluid (N2 or CO2) and the melt are firstly mixed […]
Fast Radius and Rawlings Partner to Develop Innovative Baseball Glove, the REV1X

Fast Radius, a digital manufacturing company, has partnered with Rawlings and 3D printing company Carbon to manufacture the major baseball brand’s newest release, the REV1X glove. This glove features innovative […]
New Dual Zone Hot Sprue Bushing from Melt Design
The Equatemp® Dual Zone Sprue Bushing from Melt Design Inc. (MDI) is a recently added addition to the company’s patented Equatemp® line of internally heated sprue bushings. The […]