The part will be molded from Dow’s Dowsil MS-4007 silicone on a Milacron-Fanuc Roboshot machine. M.R Mold & Engineering, Elmet, Thermal Care, Yushin and SigmaSoft also contributed their expertise to the demo.

With 1.2 million square feet of exhibition space booked, NPE2018 is the largest NPE show in history.

Moldex3D R16 simulation software features a faster processing speed than the previous version and a new flow analysis program that reduces the time it takes to determine optimal gating locations.

Six injection molding cells, including the North American debut of the high-speed EcoPower Xpress 400/3300+ machine, will demonstrate the features and benefits of Wittmann 4.0 technology.