At the upcoming Fakuma show in Germany, Netstal will present what company officials are calling a world's first: injection-compression molding on stack molds. Fakuma is set for Oct. 13-17 in ...

The concept of lean manufacturing is generally reserved for the molding process, but Tradesco Mold Ltd. is working to extend these concepts of waste reduction to the tool. "Increased flexibility in ...

Based on customer feedback, D-M-E re-engineered assemblies for its new Helical Gear Centering Devices for stack molds in strong but lightweight Aircraft-grade aluminum, easing installation. D-M-E's ...

Injection molding is widely used in the manufacture of plastic parts ranging from simple, everyday items to complex products requiring precision tooling and process optimization equipment. During a ...

The machines create strong, lightweight plastic pallets. Pallateer plastic-pallet-molding systems use stacked molds for higher throughput in a smaller footprint. The PM-2 produces up to 450,000 single ...

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 ...

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 ...