Dave Wilson, Editor, writes:
We see from your search that you're looking for information on the term "Injection Moulding",
and we have a large number of manufacturers' news releases and technical articles here on Engineeringtalk which will be of interest.
Let me be your guide.
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the news release Mould design guide is backed by experience from
Smithers Rapra, which we summarised at the time by saying "Book provides an in depth guide to the design and manufacture of mould tools that work successfully in production".
A couple of weeks before,
we featured the news release Plastics software grows in popularity from
Moldflow (Europe): "Moldflow Plastics Insight - Enterprise Edition, allows users to further optimise their plastics injection moulding design-to-manufacturing process".
In January 2008, we covered the news from Lati Industria Termoplastici
concerning its Ultrastiff carbon-fibre-reinforced polymers
- take a look at Reinforced polymers are stiffer than the norm
which says: "Carbon-fibre-reinforced polymers feature high elastic modulus and tensile strength as well as low elongation at break".
Take a look also at the news release from ABB Robotics, Versatile robots handle heavy loads,
as well as Metal substitutes cut manufacturing costs from Lati Industria Termoplastici,
and Enclosure maker slashes the design cycle from PTC - Parametric Technology (UK).
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Seals maintain integrity of face masks
(December 2007)
Project involved producing seven new sealing products, made from coloured liquid silicone and thermoplastic rubber
Motorsport technology comes to servovalves
(December 2007)
Servovalves using DDV technology are inherently more energy efficient than a conventional two-stage servovalve as they have no pilot stage hydraulic flow
Bronze bushings embed graphite lubrication
(December 2007)
Bushings exhibit excellent performance without external lubrication at both elevated and subzero temperatures
Mould sensors connect via USB conditioner
(December 2007)
Unit provides up to 16 pressure or temperature channels using four signal conditioner units each providing four signal channels
Connectors ease mould monitoring
(November 2007)
Kistler single-wire, cut and grip technology allows the sensors cables to be simply cut to the required length on-site and connected and disconnected quickly and easily
Grades suit complex moulds
(November 2007)
The Dynalloy line has expanded the property and application range of OBC technology with softness, a wider range of flow characteristics in injection moulding and a new blow-mouldable grade range
Controllers improve razor quality
(October 2007)
Supermax asked Eurotherm to provide the temperature control for the company's production machines
Centre targets solar panel research
(October 2007)
Sabic Innovative Plastics' centre of excellence helps customers use the latest in advanced thermoplastic technologies for the mass production of solar panels
Hose tolerates sharp bends
(September 2007)
Re-inforced internally with two braided layers of higher tensile steel wire, Kurt Tuff hose has a very durable, black, oil and abrasion-resistant synthetic outer cover
Sensors monitor cavity pressure
(September 2007)
Kistler has introduced a range of mould cavity sensors using HighSens technology to measure cavity pressures with sensitivity four times higher than standard sensors
Injection moulding upgrade announced
(August 2007)
An IP setup programme allows simple and automatic detection and configuration of CoMo Injection units on a network
Controller improves injection moulding consistency
(August 2007)
With Intellimould, process changes are made automatically while each part is being moulded
Conference aims to keep engineering sector healthy
(August 2007)
EAME 2007 will provide a platform for the sector's businesses to present their skills and expertise and share experiences of successes and of overcoming challenges
Moulding company helps cancer detection
(August 2007)
Protomold took 15 days to produce polycarbonate injection moulded prototypes for Stokes Bio
Thermoplastics replace lead shielding
(August 2007)
GE's LNP Thermocomp HSG radiation shielding, high-density compounds enable x-ray shielding solutions without the use of known toxic substances
Polymer producer opens GBP 1.5 million centre
(July 2007)
The Victrex Applied Technology Centre (VATC) at its primary production facility in Thornton Cleveleys in the UK provides customers with expertise and support in product development
Materials shorten production cycles
(July 2007)
Akulon XP is a highly viscous PA6 which delivers substantial productivity gains during processing of packaging films
PLM company announces new contracts
(June 2007)
General Motors is set to extend its current PLM software license agreements with UGS PLM Software
Products allow mould problem prediction
(June 2007)
MPA products allow Moldflow customers to predict and avoid injection moulding manufacturing problems in the earliest stages of product development
Filters incorporate RFID
(June 2007)
Millipore's customers can increase speed by quickly and reliably retrieving critical information, such as when and how the product was manufactured
Company celebrates 25 years in business
(June 2007)
To win an iPod, readers should visit the Rencol website and follow the instructions for entering the silver jubilee competition
CD provides ceramics information
(June 2007)
Morgan Technical Ceramics' Interactive Presentation CD has been issued to coincide with the re-launch of the its website
Centre focuses on automotive glazing
(June 2007)
GE Plastics' new facility is aimed at helping customers around the world design, create, and process innovative auto glazing applications using GE's Lexan GLX polycarbonate (PC) resins
Robots chosen for injection moulding
(June 2007)
Negri Bossi is set to use Kuka Robotics' floor and shelf-mounted robots for its injection moulding systems
Rapid manufacturing conference confirms speakers
(May 2007)
The TCT Conference on Rapid Manufacturing focuses on providing solutions for accelerating products to market
Moulding simulation deal reached
(May 2007)
Partnering with DeskArtes enables CoreTech to use the DeskArtes experience for handling STL data to efficiently produce error-free and optimised data for Moldex3D simulation customers
Sensor monitors mould pressure and temperature
(May 2007)
The Type 6189A sensor from Kistler has a front diameter of only 2.5mm and suits the injection moulding industry
Environmentally responsible resins released
(May 2007)
GE Plastics' conductive Noryl GTX resins contain conductive fillers that eliminate the need to apply an electrostatic primer
Partnership cuts injection moulding costs
(May 2007)
A partnership between NRG and Parker SSD is is set to help companies cut the power consumption of moulding machines by more than half
Software aids moulding company
(May 2007)
Using VISI-Modelling, one of the two designers at Fassnacht determines the split line, generates all of the parting faces and produces the 3D mould design
On-site polymer training covers the basics
(April 2007)
Distrupol's introduction to polymers covered the areas of material selection, mould tool construction, an overview of the injection moulding processes and examples of moulding applications
Acquisition expands plastics expertise
(April 2007)
Plastic bearing specialist BNL (UK) has acquired established injection moulding company Cobb Slater
CADCAM software allows rapid tool creation
(April 2007)
QuickTools uses a combination of rapid prototyping technology and Delcam's CADCAM software to create durable injection moulding tools in record times
Door material offers high strength
(April 2007)
TechnoCompound has shown a door trim module in long glass fibre re-inforced polypropylene, offering high rigidity and extremely high impact strength