The injection molding process can be challenging when molding cosmetic parts. When esthetic defects are encountered, a knee-jerk reaction is to twist some knobs, change some temperatures, kick the ...

Ever encounter a part that has a process window thinner than a human hair? Managing the pressure loss in the molding process is complicated and influenced by many factors that are outside the control ...

With 22-mm-diameter melt channels, MHT?s SCVG Series valve-gate nozzles are primarily designed for single-gated large-part automotive molding. Two modular, yoke-connected hydraulic or pneumatic ...

DME Co. introduced several hot runner systems, valve gates, slides and other mold components at NPE2012. DME's unitized drop-in valve gate hot runner systems is designed for customers who don't need a ...

Injection overmolding of unidirectional fibers and preforms is an attractive process for many good reasons. It’s fast, consistent and repeatable, and it can be performed with a machine that is ...

Netstal, at Fakuma 2015 in Germany, showed what company officials said is a world first: Injection/compression molding on a stack mold. During the show, a Netstal Elion press was molding a margarine ...

Predominantly, if the metal part used in compression molding is tension or compression loaded, a ratio of metal part thickness to its extensional modulus, multiplied by the Bulk Molding Compound (BMC) ...

Experimenting with compression molding enabled Fosta-Tek to match the quality and accuracy of diamond turning in the production of plastic optics. When a manufacturer of polymer-based optical ...