Do a quick Google search of “plastic injection molding“. Then do another for “plastic injection moulding” and you will come up with two very different results. “Moulding” is the European/world spelling of molding and thus generates more YouTube video results and links to off-shore plastic injection molding facilities, primarily in China and Asia. What’s the…
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Producing plastic parts for the medical industry is an exacting task. But it’s a business which gives our company tremendous satisfaction because we know the parts we supply are helping to improve or save lives. While healthcare is constantly changing, one fact remains constant: plastic-injection molded medical parts will be an increasingly important aspect of…
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Every plastic injection molding company has a choice in how to feed material to their process in order to produce a marketable product with the properties they need. Heretofore, most processors purchased materials that were prefabricated into specialized pellets to produce the specific color and properties that they needed. It was a very simple process…
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Boring. Banal. And worth a bundle. We’re talking about the U.S. caps and closures market, which is projected to reach $10.4 billion in 2016, representing 280 billion units. Do the math: that’s about a thousand plastic caps per American that year! Why such a huge increase? More Americans will be living then, of course. But…
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Advantech Plastics is proud to offer the high performance line of electric plastic injection molding machines manufactured by Toshiba Inc. The company’s watch words — “precise and steady molding” and “high productivity” are reflected in these highly efficient machines which boast leading-edge mold clamping technology. New mold clamping unit (Solid Clamp) This device transforms uniform…
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On the continent that made the cork closure famous (think wine bottle), plastic beverage caps and closures account for 40% of the European closure industry revenue, but nearly 60% of the market by number of units. While carbonated soft drinks (CSDs) are no longer a growing category, the sheer size of this market will result…
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Founded in 1953, Husky started as a small machine shop in a Toronto garage. The company quickly specialized in mold-making and grew into a leader in producing innovative, high speed injection molding systems for thinwall containers. Today Husky Injection Molding Systems is one of the world’s leading suppliers of injection molding equipment and services to…
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Recycling plastic is a hot topic these days: after all, more than 80% of Americans have access to a plastics recycling program. Interest is especially high among plastic injection molders, who would be the first to suffer from onerous governmental regulations if a sledge hammer rather than a scalpel were brought to bear on plastic…
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No Cap on the Demand For Plastic Caps & Closures! Take a moment and examine the top of the next beverage bottle, drug vial or tooth paste tube you pick up. Odds are it’s topped off with a plastic cap or other kind of plastic seal. That’s no accident: plastic caps and closures, formed…
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At Advantech Plastics, we believe that energy conservation isn’t just good for the environment, it’s smart business. After all, if we can provide the highest level of plastic injection molding quality at a lower price, we can pass along the savings to our customers. That’s why we’re always eager to lower energy costs through a…
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