DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY (Dec. 20, 9:50 a.m. EST) — Multicomponent injection molding got a new twist at K 2001, as several machine suppliers showed eye-catching presses with rotating molds that turn 90 or ...

Multi-component molding with in-mold assembly will be performed at two exhibits running Foboha rotating cube molds. Above: Arburg 720A all-electric machine with second horizontal injector on the ...

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 ...

Recently [Stefan] of CNC Kitchen took a gander at using his gaggle of 3D printers to try injection molding (IM). Although the IM process generally requires metal molds and specialized machinery, 3D ...

Düsseldorf, Germany — Although aimed at showing technical competence, live demonstrations on plastics machinery producers' booths at plastics industry fairs sometimes result in large queues for ...

Both companies are privately owned and did not share details on the price of the acquisition. The sale is expected to close in May 2011. "Husky and KTW have worked very closely to develop closure ...

Injection molding is a highly-engineered process that demands careful planning and attention to detail if the finished product is to achieve its full potential. The tips in this article should help ...

3D printing is great for prototyping, and not bad for limited runs of parts. Unfortunately though it really doesn’t scale well beyond a few pieces, so when you’re ready for the mass market you will ...