AI optimizes injection molding beyond human understanding, creating new challenges for process control and failure recovery.

In October 2020, ENGEL is presenting the next generation of its all-electric e-mac injection molding machine series in a challenging application for the manufacture of pipette tips. Offering maximum ...

High-mix, low-volume (HMLV) manufacturing has seen significant growth in recent years as lower margins, increased demand for customization, and supply chain uncertainty have altered day-to-day ...

Designing plastic parts that can be molded has always been important for traditional injection molding processes, but it’s particularly beneficial for parts about to be rapid injection molded (RIM) to ...

German manufacturer Rösler installs automated de-flashing system at US facility to improve production quality and efficiency ...

Chuan Lih Fa (CLF) Machinery Works Co. Ltd, a globally renowned manufacturer of large plastic injection molding machines, is now making quick inroads with its Two Platen Plastic Injection Molding ...

Rotating stack molds give designers a variety of options for not only molding multicomponent parts but also doing secondary assembly operations inside the injection molding machine. ''What will it ...

Inexpensive collaborative robots are transforming injection molding by automating tedious tasks such as machine tending, part placement, and quality checks.

Engineered Plastic Components Inc., a Grinnell, Iowa-based injection molder, has purchased its second all-electric 3,300-ton injection molding machine. The machine, which was purchased for an ...

[Kurt Schaefer] was watching YouTube videos of people making molds for injection molding purposes using what he considered to be the toy 3018 CNC machines, and looking at the results, decided he ...

Scoring against yourself is a disaster in sports and in injection molding. When it comes to purging, self-inflicted errors will reduce efficiency, increase material waste, and cause unexpected machine ...