Injection molding is one of the technologies that makes the world go round. But what does it actually look like to go through the whole process to get a part made? [Achim Haug] wrote up a blog post ...

Twelve months of plastics production once again ends as 2024 comes to its close. The evolution of our manufacturing system depends on learning from our mistakes and developing approaches to reduce or, ...

Machine and process troubleshooting are the most important factors in controlling process and reducing defects. Poorly performing presses lead to process variance and uncontrollable scrap events, and ...

Hybrid injection molding technology, which joins metal and plastic inside the mold to produce structural components that offer the best of both materials, has been around for more than a dozen years ...

Plastic injection molding stands as a ubiquitous and indispensable technique in the production of plastic parts, wielding its influence across an array of industries such as automotive, electronics, ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — STEM is the backbone of new innovation and advancement of technology in our society. Nonstop Local highlights Stem at Work every Tuesday. This week, one local company called Altek, ...

Precision injection-molded plastic optical lenses are extensively utilized in imaging optical systems. The residual stress and surface deformation produced during the injection molding of plastic ...

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 ...

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 ...