New life has been injected into the primary plastics machinery industry: the numbers show sales of injection molding, extrusion, blowmolding and thermoforming equipment took off in the third quarter of 2013. Shipments of primary plastics equipment totaled an estimated $3,276 million in Q3, according to the Committee on Equipment Statistics of the Society of the Plastics…
Filed Under:Plastic Injection Molding News
Ever try to make a waffle with a balky waffle iron? Well, then, you know the Goldilocks problem with temperature: if the iron is too hot, you’ll have a char-broiled brick; too cool, and you’ll be left with a gooey, sticky mess. To produce a perfect, golden waffle, you need the “just right” temperature inside…
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The U.S. market for plastic injection molding presses slowed down just a bit in 2013 but is far from hitting the brakes. In fact, industry executives see solid growth ahead in 2014 from the plastics-hungry auto industry, and from a steadily rebounding North American manufacturing sector. Approximately 3,500 plastic injection molding machines could be sold…
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Advantech is proud to offer our clients the superb plastic injection molding capabilities of the Hylectric 330 machine from Husky Injection Molding Systems. The 330-ton Hylectric machine – an expanded version of earlier models that can accommodate stack molds – features a grease-free design that is ideal for many specialized, high-cavity molds for medical parts, closures…
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Just for fun, stop and examine the top of the next beverage bottle, drug vial or tooth paste tube you buy. Chances are good that it is topped off with a plastic cap or other kind of plastic enclosure. And no wonder: plastic caps and closures dominate the market. U.S. demand for plastic caps and…
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The elite of the world’s plastic and rubber industry descended on Dusseldorf October 16-23, as the K 2013 International Trade Fair drew more than 230,000 attendees to this European business and fashion capital. The continuing recovery of the plastic injection and rubber-injection molding industries foretold a successful trade show, and those expectations were indeed…
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From phone voice mail systems to vacuum cleaners, robots are now an essential part of our lives. It’s the same with plastic injection molding; increasingly, plastic injection molding companies are “employing” robots to remove finished parts and feed secondaries for quality inspection. Robots can also collect parts, fill boxes, load inserts or actually produce…
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As much as we think we have learned about plastic injection molding over the course of our company history, there is always more to discover. That’s why we’re pleased to partner with companies like Nissei Plastic Industrial Company, which established a continuing education program for their plastic injection molding partners (vendors and customers) in 1968….
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Advantech Plastics is always researching the latest advances in plastic injection molding. That’s why we are interested in the M3 High Volume Micro Molding Machine will make its first public appearance later this month at the K 2013 exhibition in Düsseldorf, Germany. This is the first complete molding system offered by MHS-Mold Hotrunner Solutions, Georgetown, Ont.,…
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Airbag covers have long been a growing market for plastic injection molders who want to make inroads (pun intended!) into the plastic automotive parts business. However, heretofore, manufacturing these covers resulted in a lot of waste and striations — long blemishes that thankfully were mostly obscured because of the covers’ textured finish. Still, the striations…
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