Pretty much any household item nowadays has an involved, extremely well-thought-out manufacturing method to it, whether it’s a sheet of paper, an electrical outlet, a can of tuna, or even the house ...

Injection molding is the biggest segment of the plastics industry, and is commonly used for both thermoplastic and thermosetting plastic materials. Material is fed into a barrel where a reciprocating ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Dec. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- What does it take to achieve success in plastic injection molding? According to a HelloNation article, the process depends on understanding three ...

AI optimizes injection molding beyond human understanding, creating new challenges for process control and failure recovery.

Mantle is launching a new series of $350,000 machines that can 3D-print the mold inserts that are used to produce injection-mold plastics. It’s hard to overstate how important this will be — I caught ...

Epoxy resins are well known for their difficulty in pumping. This can be down to several factors ranging from their high viscosity, and sensitivity to shear wot the speed at which they can set when ...

When Austria-based Engel unveiled its brand new tie-bar-less injection molding machine at the K show in Düsseldorf, Germany, in 1989, attendees were profoundly interested in the technology but also ...

Chuan Lih Fa (CLF) Machinery Works Co. Ltd, a globally renowned manufacturer of large plastic injection molding machines, is now making quick inroads with its Two Platen Plastic Injection Molding ...

Priamus System Technologies AG of Schaffhausen, Switzerland, has introduced a non-contact mold-cavity temperature sensor called Prisolaris, and a new device to test its pressure and temperature ...

3D printing is great for prototyping, and not bad for limited runs of parts. Unfortunately though it really doesn’t scale well beyond a few pieces, so when you’re ready for the mass market you will ...