If you’ve attended or otherwise followed SPI’s Structural Plastics Div. (SPD) Conference & Design Competition the last few years, you know that the program has evolved into a showcase of plastics processing. Indeed, if you can imagine a...

The NPE 2000 Conference is an outstanding opportunity to hear some of the industry’s leading speakers talk about new technologies and trends to help ensure your business will succeed into the next century. The conference program, which is free to...

The Plastics Hall of Fame will induct eight new members during a ceremony and banquet on June 22 during NPE week. Those elected to the Hall have shown "consistent dedication and extraordinary accomplishments, which have contributed to the growth...

While rapid prototyping and tooling are not exactly new, they can still be classified as emerging technologies. As such, keeping up with the frequent breakthroughs and improvements to these methods can be daunting...

Custom molder Lee Plastics Inc. of Sterling, MA is located in an area considered to be the birthplace of the U.S. injection molding industry. But the company traces its roots back across four generations to a time before injection molding was born...

As the following articles show, many injection molded parts in the building and construction market are small. Here, however, is one of the largest you'll find. It's a tank used in many Brazilian homes for storing drinking water. The tanks, in 500...

PIM feedstocks are sensitive to shear, and if solid powders separate and get into the screw’s transition area too soon, they will cause premature wear and possibly breakage. Around the world, PIM molders and suppliers have gone far beyond just...

acicular powder: Needle shaped particles, generally good for debinding strength but detrimental to forming process.admixed powder: A small, discrete powder mixed with another powder for lubrication, bonding, or alloying. One common means of...

As popular as they have become, one of the factors limiting the growth of all-electric injection molding machines is that, at increased shot sizes of more than 80 oz, the electromechanical drives required are too costly. In an attempt to remedy...

As the light truck market takes off, so do the vehicles' aesthetic requirements. Ford's popular F-series and Ranger trucks feature these ditch moldings supplied by Guardian Automotive and molded from Estaloc 60155 RTPU...