The regulatory burden on manufacturing has skyrocketed over the past few years. According to a report from the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), the cost of federal regulations in 2012 was ...

Tier 1 vehicle lighting solutions provider J.W. Speaker Corp. is commercializing one of the first production applications of in-mold electronics, also known as plastronics. The new cost-effective ...

Applying the Finishing TouchThe Precision Decorating arm of Phillips Plastics proves there's plenty of value to be added at the end of the molding process. Find out how to add more visual appeal to ...

At the second station, host company Distinctive Plastics showed a 3D in-mold decoration process that a Fanuc six-axis robot attended. Kurz Transfer Products LP of Charlotte, N.C., demonstrated its ...

IDTechEx's new report, "In-Mold Electronics 2023-2033", aims to answer this question. It analyses the emerging manufacturing methodology of in-mold electronics (IME), which promises a simpler and more ...

In the injection molding of plastics, in-mold sensors, as part of a variety of process control packages, have been around for decades. But comparatively recently, similar technology has begun to make ...