NOEX's WARP 125 radar system offers precise pipe measurement—wall thickness, diameter & ovality—with easy integration and ...

Discover how end-to-end ERP integration helps plastics manufacturers achieve continuous quality control, from sales and ...

In a previous article, we briefly discussed the influence of time as the second important factor in the mechanical response of polymers. The flip side of time is strain rate. The rate of loading for a ...

Sink marks in injection molded plastic parts develop when material in the region of thick features such as ribs or bosses shrinks more than the material in the adjacent wall. The presence of such a ...

Shown here is the structure of the repeating unit that makes up the PE chain. These building blocks have a molecular weight of 28 g/mole. The properties of molecular weight and density provide for a ...

A common assumption about hot runners is that reducing the bearing contact surface between the nozzle tip and the cavity steel is desired to minimize heat transfer. In my experience, the opposite is ...

LOCATION: The closer the blender is to the processing machine, the more homogenous the mixture of materials. STATIC: With proper grounding of vacuum receivers and blenders, and using a good-quality ...

Michael Sansoucy has spent more than 30 years in the injection molding industry, holding positions in engineering, tooling, operations and sales. He holds a bachelor degree in mechanical engineering ...

In a release, Jason Long, VP of sales for Wittmann, related that many customers ask his company to quote dual vertical-arm robots for stack mold applications, but in most cases, Wittmann’s high-speed, ...

NexPoint Materials has announced its launch as a standalone engineering thermoplastics company. The news follows the finalization of its acquisition from SABIC 's Engineering Thermoplastics business ...

A couple of months ago I wrote an article comparing the properties of acetal homopolymer and copolymer. In that article I mentioned that glass fiber could be “coupled” (bonded) to acetal copolymer but ...

US Merchants’ Ontario, California, injection molding facility features 46 1,200-ton LS Mtron injection molding machines. Photo Credit: US Merchants Now the owner of hundreds of injection molding ...