This lab contains a large NESTAL injection molding machine, several 3D printers, a melt flow indexer, V-notch cutter and various other items required for plastic research and manufacture. Grad ...

Injection molding is widely used in the manufacture of plastic parts ranging from simple, everyday items to complex products requiring precision tooling and process optimization equipment. During a ...

MFG Day is officially the first Friday of October, but companies plan events for the whole month. The goal is to raise ...

A ribbon-cutting event was held Tuesday morning at the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Building on Whitley County High ...

First, and possibly the most common, is injection molding. This is the process of taking hot plastic, squirting it through a small hole and into a cavity, letting it cool, and then removing the ...

While studying mechanical engineering, Saint Paul learned very little about injection molding and the plastics industry ...

The extrusion and injection molding training this grant will provide industry ... “There are several companies in our area that use extrusion and plastic injection molding,” added Dean Karen ...

Injection molding machines consist of a barrel and reciprocating screw assembly, an injection nozzle, and a hydraulic motor that feeds the molten plastic or metal mix into a mold. The molding machines ...

Sandvik launches Osprey HWTS 50 hot-work tool steel for laser-based AM, Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP), and Metal Injection ...

Milwaukee thermoformer General Plastics helped a customer to switch from injection molding to thermoforming on a 200-piece job. "We had a proposition from a customer that was in pretty dire straights, ...

While it’s the ideal choice for mass production, injection molding is simply no good for prototyping. The molds are expensive and time-consuming make, so unless you’ve got the funding to burn ...