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Baxter May Change the Equation For Small US Molders
Visit a high-tech molder anywhere in the world and you will see sophisticated robots in every work cell. That’s particularly true in the United States and Europe where competitiveness relies on...
View ArticleFunctional Foils Replace ITO Lamination in Highly Automated Cell
One of the many interesting demonstrations at K 2013 in Düsseldorf, Germany next month will be a highly automated cell showing how indium tin oxide foils can be replaced in LCD screens for consumer...
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Best of K2013: Engel Takes Third Spot for Systems Technology
Best of K: Number Three Systems Integration Automation and in-mold integration of functions are major trends in plastics molding, and not surprisingly there were many significant demonstrations at...
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All-Rite Prospers With Focus on Metal/Plastics Assemblies
One interesting example of the make-over of American manufacturing is All-Rite Industries of Lake Zurich, Illinois, which has tripled in size in less than five years by providing diversified...
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Novel Vacuum Receiver Attacks Contamination, Abrasion
Inventor Chuck Thiele is reporting good results from the introduction of the vacuum receiver that he and licensee Piovan of Italy introduced at K2013. Called PureFlo, the receiver dissipates the...
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First Sustainable Crank Shaft Cover Get A Dose of Castor
A crank shaft cover with integrated oil seal in the new Volkswagen MDB-4 diesel engine platform is made with a 50 percent glass filled polyamide 4/10 that is 70 percent derived from renewable...
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GMT Molding Replaces Steel Assembly In Mustang Seatback
GMT, a granddaddy of thermoplastic composites, has had slow market penetration since its commercial roll-out by PPG Industries and GE in the 1970s and 1980s. There was some penetration in automotive...
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The Re-Arming of American Molders: A Look At Spindale
The re-arming of American injection molders continues at a strong pace. Emphasis is on work cell integration, automation and contract assembly. The latest example comes from Spindale, North Carolina,...
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Engel Commercializes First-Ever Liquidmetal Molding Machine
Engel, the global plastics machinery producer based in Austria, is now offering for public sale the first-ever injection molding machine to produce parts made from amorphous zirconium alloys. Working...
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NPE2015: Newest Version of Composite Pedal Cuts Weight 30%
Development of high-speed, low-cost systems to produce composite parts for automotive and other high-volume applications is a major strategy at Engel, a leading global producer of injection molding...
View ArticleMove Over Baxter, New Hannover Robots Dazzle
Robots equipped with new lower-price sensors and vision systems hold promise to dramatically improve productivity in injection molding plants. A Boston-based company called Rethink Robotics already has...
View ArticleLow Pressure Is Hot In Package Molding
Low pressure molding is gaining in importance as a way to improve productivity in the production of high-volume, thin-walled packaging. Procter & Gamble is developing low pressure injection [..]
View ArticleRobot Controls Become More Intuitive
Equipment manufacturers are achieving significant progress in making it easier to program machine controls. As explained by several companies at K2013, one reason is increasing interest in selling...
View ArticleMilacron Beefs Up Auxiliary Injection Units
Auxiliary injection units were hot at K2013, and the beat keeps on going. They can dramatically boost productivity at minimal cost, creating quick co-injection capabilities. Milacron is beefing [..]
View ArticleGerman Aerospace Project Cuts Composite Cycle Times
The German Aerospace Center reports progress in cutting production times of aerospace composite components with RTM 6 epoxy resin, which has a curing time of 90 minutes or [..]
View ArticleK2016: Composite Tablet Housings Are A Technical Tour de Force
One of the interesting technologies at K2016 will be all-new, single-process composite lightweight housings for consumer electronics devices, such as tablets or smartphones. The goal is to...
View ArticleNew Process Targets Improved Bonding of Hybrid Parts
Metal and plastic are said to bond together better in a newly developed turnkey, automated treatment process that will debut at Plasmatreat’s booth at K2016 in Düsseldorf, Germany, [..]
View ArticleExtraction Unit Allows Safe Molding of Teflon
Technical parts made from Teflon are often machined because the polymer begins to decompose into hazardous fluorocarbon gases above 662°F. German electronics equipment producer Rohde & Schwarz,...
View ArticleMetal Molding Makes Play For Smartphone Covers
Add powder injection molding (PIM) to the list of candidate processes for making smart phone covers stronger and less expensive. Machine builder Arburg and chemicals’ giant BASF formed [..]
View ArticleBMW Invention Boosts Efficiency of Composite Molding
BMW is developing a roll-fed technology to produce thermoplastic composite parts that reduces costs and improves efficiencies. In the new system, a roll of glass or carbon fiber mat is [..]
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