Energy efficiency is often considered to be the main advantage of electric injection molding machines, but that neglects many ...

Most of the plastic products we use are made through injection molding, a process in which molten plastic is injected into a ...

Hydraulic vs. all-electric injection molding machines compared for energy efficiency, applications, and business ...

Lossburg, Germany — Arburg GmbH + Co. KG featured three liquid silicone rubber demonstrations at its annual Technology Days open house. All involved two-component molding, with two LSR/LSR ...

Recently [Stefan] of CNC Kitchen took a gander at using his gaggle of 3D printers to try injection molding (IM). Although the IM process generally requires metal molds and specialized machinery, 3D ...

3D printing is all well and good for prototyping, and it can even produce useful parts. If you want real strenght in plastics, though, or to produce a LOT of parts, you probably want to step up to ...

An injection molded, threaded cap made from a 3D-printed metal mold insert, right, created on a Mantle P-200 machine. Within reach of you right now are probably five to 10 plastic products, or parts ...

Amid the general euphoria about the opportunities presented by additive manufacturing, there are those who take a more level-headed view of the disruptiveness of the technology. According to Nigel ...