The famous bowtie emblem of GM's Chevrolet brand has received a makeover with the application of in-mold decoration (IMD) in the 2013 Traverse model to generate a jewel effect. Processor Eimo ...

Adding an in-mold decorating component significantly boosts complexity and time to each of the phases. Once past the build and qualify phases, the processor needs to watch for films not separating ...

The regulatory burden on manufacturing has skyrocketed over the past few years. According to a report from the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), the cost of federal regulations in 2012 was ...

Tier 1 vehicle lighting solutions provider J.W. Speaker Corp. is commercializing one of the first production applications of in-mold electronics, also known as plastronics. The new cost-effective ...

It’s almost axiomatic: When you’ve demolded a composite component, the job’s only half done. The addition of an attractive color, product logo and/or other decoration is an important part of making ...

CORONA, Calif.—Innovations in liquid silicone, cube molds, in-mold decoration and Industry 4.0 were featured in a technical symposium at Engel North America's Corona technical center. Markus Lettau, ...

Rotating stack molds give designers a variety of options for not only molding multicomponent parts but also doing secondary assembly operations inside the injection molding machine. ''What will it ...

In the injection molding of plastics, in-mold sensors, as part of a variety of process control packages, have been around for decades. But comparatively recently, similar technology has begun to make ...