Dr. Boy GmbH & Co. KG is modifying its largest vertical injection molding machine to increase the clamping force by 50 kilonewtons to 600 kN by the end of this year. The Boy 60 EVV, an insert molding ...

Three years ago we reported on the early efforts of a Cyprian plastics expert to alter a standard injection molding machine (clamp force from 200-550 tons) so that it could be used as a single-stage ...

This content was paid for by an advertiser and created by Crain's Custom Content. With this machine, ENGEL aims to enable technologies and components in entirely new dimensions together with its ...

Eight airbag initiators at a time were insert molded on a Battenfeld Vertical R Series press. Cycle times were sped by overlapping different phases of the machine’s cycle. Sumitomo’s new ...

NUMAZU, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toshiba Machine Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:6104) announced that its EC-SXII series of all-electric injection molding machines, one of the best-selling products in Japan, will add ...

In this video, the process of transforming contaminated, 100% recycled PLA from failed 3D prints and 3D printer waste into ...

The injection molding process begins with the user pouring a liquid elastomer mixture into the injection chamber. Saltgator offers its own system-specific SoftGel material, although the company is ...

[Kurt Schaefer] was watching YouTube videos of people making molds for injection molding purposes using what he considered to be the toy 3018 CNC machines, and looking at the results, decided he ...

Anybrid GmbH (Dresden, Germany) is a spin-off from the Institute for Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology (ILK) at TU Dresden. ILK works with industry to develop new lightweight technologies ...

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 ...

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 ...

High-mix, low-volume (HMLV) manufacturing has seen significant growth in recent years as lower margins, increased demand for customization, and supply chain uncertainty have altered day-to-day ...