The maker of injection molding and die-casting machines will now be Yizumi, not Yizumi-HPM, unifying its global identity and ...

Apparent stabilization was driven by supply-and-demand dynamics, but the uncertainty of tariffs and the hurricane season are ...

Read about injection molders who have shifted everything from quality control and scheduling to production and process ...

“This partnership opens exciting doors to accelerate our R&D, scale our operations, and reach new customers and markets, while staying true to our core mission: replacing traditional plastics with ...

Film extrusion is divided into two subcategories: cast film (flat film) and blown film. In cast film extrusion, hot plastic is extruded through a flat, slit die onto a polished chill roll where it is ...

Processing PET into bottles can take two steps. In the first step, PET is injection molded into a mini bottle complete with threads, called a preform. This preform is then reheated, stretched and ...

Plastics Technology covers technical and business Information for Plastics Processors in Injection Molding, Extrusion, Blow Molding, Plastic Additives, Compounding, Plastic Materials, and Resin ...

It was not Murphy’s Law or art that explained my problems with Machine A, it was physics (science). This was my “aha!” moment that highlighted the difference between machine variables and plastic ...

The new Tire Driven Gantry from Reel Power Industrial Inc. is a shaftless take-up for reels designed for the smooth, even take-up of products ranging from fiber-optic cables to electrical power cables ...

Melt flow rate testing can be characterized as the Rodney Dangerfield of material test methods—it gets no respect. People from all parts of the industry downplay the value of the test or denigrate its ...

The Connector Conundrum: 3D Printed Mold Tooling’s Role in Innovation ReelView Fishing faced an electronics obstacle in the development of its new technology for underwater video. Additive ...

One of Latin America’s leading producers of flexible and rigid packaging products has established footing in the U.S. and is armed with innovative blown film technology that it contends will give it ...