Manufacturing Tomorrow

MARCH 24, 2023

4107 in the Extrusion & Thermoforming Pavilion, visitors will have the opportunity to experience Bausano's most advanced technology firsthand, thanks to the display of a Nextmover range Twin Screw Extruder, equipped with the unique patented Multidrive transmission system. In particular, at the stand No.

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 27, 2023

Photo Credit: Plastics Technology For those of you planning on attending this year’s Plastics Technology Expo (PTXPO) March 28-30 in Rosemont, Illinois, time is running out to to enter sister publication Plastics Technology ’s Hot Shot’s Injection Molded Parts Competition. Submit your part by Friday, Feb.

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 30, 2024

Source: (top left) Boucherie, (top right) TK Mold & Engineering, (bottom left) Emuge-Franken, (bottom right) Plastic Ingenuity The top ten most-viewed articles in January were not only a testament to what our readers took an interest in—they reflect what is trending in our small but mighty world of moldmaking. Dapra Corp.,

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Mold Making Technology

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Photo Credit: MMT Plastics Technology Expo (PTXPO) is a trade show created to connect the entire North American plastics market under one roof in the hub of plastics manufacturing, featuring a robust, pavilioned exhibit hall, free education and demonstrations, and countless networking opportunities.

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Mold Making Technology

MARCH 27, 2024

Both schools might be overshadowed by these larger better-known institutions, but they also both boast outsized plastics curricula and training programs, including sizable labs for hands-on studies that attract the interest of large national and multinational manufacturing firms seeking to hire ready-on-day-one plastics professionals.

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Plastics News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

2023 could be the year when the reality of extended producer responsibility for plastics packaging in the U.S. Regulators will be considering things like surcharges on companies to fund cleanup of legacy plastic pollution or tougher rules on less recyclable materials, such as expanded polystyrene. But does anyone think the U.S.'s

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 9, 2023

This month’s focus is on AM products, processes and equipment. 3D-printed mold slide for plastic injection molding. This functionality is said to be exceptionally productive for directed energy deposition (DED) processes for additive/hybrid manufacturing in a multi-axis machining or robot delivery system setup.

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Plastics News

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

-based Berry said the Berry Global Tooling Services unit will make injection , blow , compression and thermoforming molds for use by its own plastics processing operations.

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 14, 2024

This custom thermoformed package can hold and protect 520 pipette tips in four rigid polystyrene trays. The Beckman Coulter Diagnostics’ Global Plastics team needed a packaging solution seamlessly integrated with the DxI 9000 IA analyzer, minimizing material content and capitalizing on recycling opportunities.

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Plastics News

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

PET and high density polyethylene bottles have been the brightest stars in the plastics recycling universe for a long time. Manufacturers of other single-use plastics would like to achieve what PET and HDPE have accomplished. Could thermoformed PET reach that level? Thermoformed PET doesn't have that same advantage.

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 24, 2024

Source | KraussMaffei KraussMaffei comes to NPE2024 with the motto “Make plastic green — with high quality and efficiency.” ” This is exemplified through injection molding, extrusion, reaction process machinery, automation and additive manufacturing focusing on the circular economy and reducing the CO 2 footprint.

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 8, 2024

Source | Athena Controls Athena Controls , a company offering digital and analog temperature and process control instrumentation, is featuring its hot runner controls that ensure precise temperature regulation during process operations like injection molding, thermoforming and maintenance testing.

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Canadian Manufacturing

MARCH 13, 2024

Langley will be producing a full range of thermoformed rPET products, ensuring the company continues to meet the growing needs of its customers,” he says. As enhanced regulations and customer needs around single use plastics shift, this move also ensures the company continues to grow competitively to meet market demand.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The combination of fast production and short cycle times, and lower costs make these solutions ideal for a variety of applications including: · Sand casting · Tooling, including thermoforming, vacuum forming, sheet metal forming, composite tooling, etc. Higher throughput is inherent in the pellet extrusion process. Why pellets?

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