Lightweight parts, energy-saving processing or combining several process steps into one. It can all be summarized under one buzzword: sustainability. A technology that is highly promising is ...

Extrusion and injection molding are the most important conversion techniques used by the thermoplastics processing industry. Certain factors need to be considered before a thermoplastics material is ...

Engel Austria, which is a specialist of injection moulding and automation, is transferring proven high-volume manufacturing ...

The challenge to rapidly create high-performance products withthe fewest components is common among device designers and the manufacturersthat produce them. One solution is to create single-molded ...

Spaulding Composites Inc. has diversified into thermoplastic injection molding by acquiring another company in its home state of New Hampshire. Spaulding said Aug. 25 that it bought Burbak Plastics of ...

A new line of thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPVs) has been introduced by DSM Thermoplastic Elastomers for critical Automotive injection molding applications. This new technology currently offered as ...

Molding is prevalent throughout the medical device industry. But to achieve consistency and repeatability in the fabrication of molded components and devices, some manufacturers prefer to employ ...

Two of the biggest challenges in thermoplastic-composite molding are the high cost of metal tooling and the long lead times required to produce tools. Aside from the complexity of parts these ...

Fibre-reinforced thermoplastics are well established for their exceptional balance of mechanical strength, stiffness and reduced weight. However, certain applications are subject to conditions that ...

Molding is prevalent throughout the medical device industry. But to achieve consistency and repeatability in the fabrication of molded components and devices, some manufacturers employ a concept ...