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How to Avoid Costly Mistakes in Injection Molding

To cut costs associated with injection molding, prioritizing part moldability during the design phase is critical. Optimizing moldability from the outset can saves thousands of dollars. Wall thickness is the foremost consideration in designing for moldability, according to one process expert, followed closely by optimizing ejection from the mold. The Goldilocks principle applied to wall thickness To avoid walls that are too fat or too thin, designing a wall thickness…

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Lightweighting Win: New Polypropylene Opens Automotive Doors

Lightweighting is an ongoing need in the automotive industry, and plastics continue to play a key role for innovations in internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles as well as electric vehicles (EVs). Whether the goal is to improve ICE fuel economy or to extend EV range, reduction of vehicle weight is a key enabler.  Plastics, therefore, remain front and center in the search for new and better lightweighting solutions. Today, plastics…

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Agilent Broadens Polymer Offerings with New Acquisition

Recently, Agilent Technologies, a supplier serving the life sciences, diagnostics, and applied chemical markets, announced the acquisition of Polymer Standards Service GmbH (PSS), a provider of solutions in the field of polymer characterization. PSS specializes in hardware and software solutions used in defining both the makeup and creation of molecular structures and “provides solutions for gel permeation chromatography and size exclusion chromatography used in applications to determine the molecular weight…

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Stryker Builds Out Additive Manufacturing Capacity in Ireland

Medical technology company Stryker recently celebrated the official opening of its high-tech facility in Anngrove, Ireland, with a visit from Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Micheál Martin, members of the Industrial Development Agency (IDA), and other local guests. The new 156,000-square-foot facility is focused on furthering the company’s development of additive manufacturing technology for healthcare applications. Stryker said it has made significant investments in Anngrove to establish itself as a world leader in…

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Extended Producer Responsibility: Gateway to the Circular Economy or Stealth Tax?

The concept of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is poised to have tremendous impact on the plastics industry. Proponents see it as a necessary tool to create sustainable materials and products for a circular economy. Naysayers devine a new tax levied on manufacturers. One thing we can all agree on, however, is that it’s coming to the USA. A term introduced in 1990 by Swedish academic Thomas Lindhqvist, EPR is a…

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More than Molding

For more than three decades, the Molding Conference has been about thought leaders in injection molding sharing their knowledge and experience of both cutting-edge technologies and best practices for longstanding processes and equipment. At this year’s Molding (Nov. 8-10; Charlotte Convention Center), attendees can still count on in-depth talks on the hottest topics of the day, but they can also experience new opportunities to network, learn and maybe even win…

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