The runner system consists of three sections, the sprue, runner, and thegate. The primary task of a runner is to deliver and ...

Melt Design (St. Charles, IL) will bring its latest bolt-on hot runner systems with integrated mold plates to NPE 2003. Hot runner technology has long been the target of innovations, enhancements, and ...

Cycle time is the primary cost measure of the molding process, and cooling represents about 80% of the molding cycle (see Figure 1). The thicker the part, the longer the cycle time. However, the ...

"I'm getting hammered by my 'partner-customers,' " my client told me. "They send me the molds from someone else they've put out of business and expect me to make better parts, faster, at less cost!" ...

Global holding company Westfall Technik Inc. has acquired Mold Hotrunner Solutions Inc., which makes hot runners and injection presses for micromolding. Westfall announced the deal for the Georgetown, ...

Bolton, Ontario — Industrial technology and machine maker Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd. and Chem-Trend LLC collaborated on a system to create repeatability during the critical color change ...

Milacron will be displaying its industry-leading technologies including Milacron injection molding machines, Mold-Masters hot runners, control systems and co-injection, DME mold technology solutions, ...

The company has developed integrated hot-runner technology, combining a unitized design with a simple mold-design modification. Injection molders benefit from the integrated approach in several ways: ...

With the switch to Ultrasync-E hot runner, the customer’s resin use dropped by half while cycle time shrank from 16 to 8 sec. The system has run in production for more than 3 million cycles with no ...

Injection molding machine suppliers feature prominently at this month’s PTXPO in Chicago; see what the press makers have planned for their exhibits.

Many people don’t realize that an injection molding machine is something they can build themselves, even without a machine shop or other extensive setup. The hosts of the Canadian YouTube channel ...