A good working definition of process standardization in plastic injection molding: Creating a repeatable process with 100% efficiency that results in standardized products with little or zero scrap. Any real process requires consistent variables. These include — but are not limited t0 fill time, peak pressure, barrel temperature and fill temperature. Paying attention to such…
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Steel yourself: plastic is becoming increasingly more popular as a material for machine gears. In fact, in some gearing applications, plastic is even superior to metal! Advances in polymers have made this all possible. Industrial designers have a better grasp of their benefits and limitations. Today, plastic gears can be manufactured by hobbing or stamping…
Filed Under:Automotive Plastic Injection Molded Parts
Too good to be true, you say? Believe it: the latest production monitoring systems are increasingly internet-based (usually wi-fi) and can be installed by even the most non-techie executive. The goal? Saving money, of course, by utilizing real-time data from the plastic injection molding process, then turning around and making that process more efficient. And…
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During the last decade or so, consumer packaged goods companies have done a good job on improving the recycle-ability of paper packaging. The same really can’t be said for using recycled content in plastic packaging. However, this “post-consumer recycled (PCR) content,” as it is technically knows, is making serious inroads in our industry, especially in…
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Perhaps the most important part of any plastic drug container is the cap — if it isn’t secure, the integrity of the pharmaceutical inside could be compromised. And that could be a matter of life or death. Or, at the very least, a compromised closure could lead to government regulatory sanctions and legal liability. Often…
Filed Under:Plastic Caps and Closures , Plastic Injection Molding Medical Parts
Advantech Plastics, Inc. is member #3466573 of the PLASTICS Industry Association. http://www.plasticsindustry.org . What does the PLASTICS Industry Association do? The organization, in existence since 1937, provides advocacy endeavors that champion for the support of the plastic supply chain. This backing centers around topics like international trade, codes and standards, environment, health and safety, plastic…
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That’s right: sustainability. There’s another buzz word that’s becoming increasingly associated with plastics: recycling. Those are definitely two concepts the average consumer — or plastic injection molded medical device manufacturer — wouldn’t normally associate with plastics. Not all manufacturers are thinking about saving the planet; some are undoubtedly jumping on the bandwagon to curry favor…
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I don’t mean to scare you but I personally prefer lighting systems supported by plastic injection molding technology. These wonderful LED systems are available for purchase in three-dimensional styles, usually manifesting in long strands available in all colors of the spectrum. Some come as single bulbs, and are embedded in crazy objects like black candelabras…
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The process of plastic injection molding can be used to create many things – everything from soda bottles to heart valves. But plastic can also be used to create toys – fantastic, mythical, iconic toys – as one Danish company discovered not long after World War II, when it became the first company in that…
Filed Under:Plastic Injection Molding for Small Parts
Imagine viewing the 2017 Great American Solar Eclipse without the technology to do so! Telescopes, cameras, glasses–are all optical products that dominated this historic event the past week. But, without plastic injection molding techniques used to create these products — burn, baby, burn–retinas on fire! Arylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) plastic is used to create the…
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