Measuring cavity pressure during the injection molding process is an effective way to optimize production. This requires the use of sensors to capture data and, perhaps more importantly, interpreting ...

Over the decades, ASTM shear test methods, from lamina-level to multidirectional laminate-level, have continued to evolve as composite applications require higher shear strengths.

Researchers in Germany have developed a process monitoring and control system for injection molding cells that automatically detects deviations in product quality, identifies the most likely cause, ...

Injection molding is the obvious onward step from 3D printing when the making of a few plastic parts becomes their series manufacture. The problem with injection molding is though, that making a mold ...

Engineering plastics such as PEEK and PEI have become indispensable materials in advanced manufacturing. Due to their ...

A joint research project by the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (F-ICT, Pfintzal, Germany) and the Fraunhofer Project Centre for Composites Research (FPC, London, ON, Canada) has been ...

Magnum Venus Products, a global manufacturer of fluid movement and production solutions for industrial applications, is launching a new process for closed molding to increase part production by ...

Procter & Gamble has developed a new process to mold plastic that it claims is thinner, cheaper and more environmentally friendly than the current industry standard and could save the company $1 ...

With the ever-evolving technological landscape, where AI is taking centre stage in the manufacturing sector, First Mold has aligned ...

First Mold announced a long-term partnership with learning institutions, including universities, to enhance the development of skilled talent within their systems. This approach is one of the steps ...