Injection molding is the obvious onward step from 3D printing when the making of a few plastic parts becomes their series manufacture. The problem with injection molding is though, that making a mold ...

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 ...

Lubrizol Advanced Materials (Cleveland, OH) introduced a new product to its Conductive Polymers line called Stat-Rite static control system. The system includes several inherently static-dissipative ...

Every manufacturer knows that counterfeiting remains a huge problem. For plastic products and components, counterfeiting is made easier by the sheer number of parts and products produced globally ...

AKRON, OHIO — Prospect Mold and Die Co. has added a multi-shot Engel injection press — that can run up to four injection units — to sample its tooling for automotive headlight and taillight lenses, ...

3D printing is all well and good for prototyping, and it can even produce useful parts. If you want real strenght in plastics, though, or to produce a LOT of parts, you probably want to step up to ...

The two most common methods of cooler manufacturing are rotomolding (rotational molding) or injection molding. Rotomolded coolers are considered to be more durable, with a lower likelihood of cracks ...

An injection molded, threaded cap made from a 3D-printed metal mold insert, right, created on a Mantle P-200 machine. Within reach of you right now are probably five to 10 plastic products, or parts ...

Many people don’t realize that an injection molding machine is something they can build themselves, even without a machine shop or other extensive setup. The hosts of the Canadian YouTube channel ...

Researchers have developed a new processing technique that could enable mass production of intricate, high-performance glass objects that cost as little as plastic ones (Science 2021, DOI: ...