Ticona (Florence, Ky.) and Trexel (Woburn, Mass.) announced on March 3 that they have teamed up to develop an injection molding screw that reportedly improves mechanical properties in long-fiber ...

Precision molded thermoplastic parts are used in everything from catheters and IVD cartridges to drug-delivery systems. In fact, the vast majority of medical devices include precision molded ...

Injection moulding is a manufacturing process used to produce single parts and products using various materials, most commonly thermosetting and thermoplastic polymers. Today, injection moulding is ...

A new micro-injection module from press maker Arburg GmbH + Co. KG uses two screws — one for melting the material and one for injection. Other alternatives use a combination of a screw and a piston ...

Machine and process troubleshooting are the most important factors in controlling process and reducing defects. Poorly performing presses lead to process variance and uncontrollable scrap events, and ...

For at least a decade, gas-assisted injection molding (GAIM) processes have been used successfully to form hollow, tubular products, such as appliance handles, using fiber-reinforced thermoplastics.