Oak Brook, Ill. — Lightweighting and growing use of recycled content increase the need to tightly control the PET blow molding process, consultant Mike Urquhart said. “As we go further and further, ...

C&J Industries acquired a 220-ton Nissei two-shot press so they could accommodate the jobs they had been having to turn away. The decision to invest in a 220-ton Nissei two-shot press was a strategic ...

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 ...

First, let’s establish that every process must follow normal scientific molding protocol. With pack and hold at zero, the shot should be 95 to 98% full. Temperatures and pressures should be kept as ...

The hybrid-composite rear load floor uses unidirectional (UD) thermoplastic tapes plus direct-long-fiber thermoplastic (D-LFT) composites. Thermoplastic tapes provided high stiffness/strength in a ...

Overmolding, an injection molding process, has drastically changed the aesthetics, design, and functionality of consumer products over the last decade. It is increasingly finding its way into the ...

For a camera enclosure part, pre-consolidated carbon fiber is rolled out onto the Eastman S125 cutting table. Precision cutting enables Rapid Composites’ ultra-fast composite molding process. Speed, ...