There’s a lot that can go wrong during the plastic injection molding process — molds can break, tubes can spring leaks, etc. — but one of the more common hazards is also one of the most pedestrian: mold halves separating during transportation and handling. But if the hazard is very low-tech, so is the solution:…
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The world’s most popular PET isn’t a Maine Coon cat or a Labrador Retriever… it’s a type of thermoplastic polymer which goes by its trade name of polyester in the textile industry, and polyethylene terephthalate in the plastic packaging industry. PET resin is the most commonly used polymer in the world — a naturally transparent…
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There was a time — a long time ago — where car enthusiasts eschewed anything remotely resembling plastic in their automobiles. It just looked and felt, well, cheap. But that was then… this is now, for plastic injection molding companies who make plastic car parts. There are several reasons why about 20% of the components…
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As a manufacturing technique, plastic injection molding is showing healthy growth in the medical equipment and components sector. Despite conventional wisdom about the superiority of metal or other materials in medical applications, plastic resin offers a superior solution for many designs because of its malleability and price. What’s more, it has met and surpassed the…
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Safety first. But there is a way to balance safety and production. Below are some checklists to make sure any plastic injection molding facility is safe for both workers and anyone else on the plant floor. But let’s begin with the basic idea of what’s happening within the equipment you work on or walk by…
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That’s right: doff your fedora to the global plastic caps and closures market! Want numbers? The global market for the ubiquitous plastic doohickies was valued at more than 38 Billion in 2017, and projected to reach more than 51 Billion by 2023, reflecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of almost 5% during the forecast…
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All plastic injection molders know that the surface texture of the mold cavity and core will transfer a texture to the molded part. But even experienced molders can be unclear about the exact technical language used to classify these finishes, how they’re engineered by toolmakers and how to measure them accurately in a production environment….
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Let’s face it, automated quality assurance systems such as machine vision are are not very sexy. In fact, they often fall into the same no-nonsense category as risk management, IT security, and maintenance — a necessary expense, of course, but an expense nonetheless and a drag on the bottom line. Manufacturers of plastic injection-molded parts for…
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Let the jokes begin: plastic injection molders are “high” on hemp bioplastic… They don’t want any byproducts of the crop to go to “pot” … they would like to “smoke” their competition by transitioning away from non-sustainable, un-“green” polymers to sustainable, very-green hemp bioplastic. But this is no joke: many plastic injection molders think bioplastics,…
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The medical device manufacturing industry has gone through tremendous upheaval the last few years, prompted by many factors including the Great Recession, the Affordable Care Act, the Protecting Access to Medicare Act, Clinical Lab Fee Schedule reforms and even changing consumer sentiment. These factors forced many device manufacturers, including much of the In Vitro Diagnostics…
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