A joint project to optimize injection molding using flow simulation data has produced actual process performance nearly identical to the modeled performance, according to Oerlikon HRSflow. The ...

Managing polymer melts and temperature variations is key to achieving product quality and operational efficiency.

HEIDENHAIN is a world-leading provider of encoders, machine controls, touch probes, digital readouts and metrology solutions—empowering engineer...READ MORE The 3D-printed metal insert in the first ...

CoreTech System Co. Ltd. has expanded its capabilities to encompass the entire product development life cycle from prototyping and tooling to processing. CoreTech (S15019) was founded in 1995 in ...

LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany—TPU products now can be processed virtually in BASF's Utrasim mold and product simulation tool. The company said the software accounts for the Mullins effect, a stress softening ...

The progression of resin through a mold during infusion is a complex and often inscrutable phenomenon. Seat-of-the-pants mold design based on past experience might work for simple part geometries, but ...

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 ...

Having finished the Tools of the Trade series on circuit board assembly, let’s look at some of the common methods for doing enclosures. First, and possibly the most common, is injection molding. This ...