Black Forest Mold Maker Shows Us the Path
Toothbrush manufacturing seems like an odd platform on which to build a global automation business that includes a significant two-component mold design and production component. But that’s exactly [..]
View ArticleMoldmaking Startup Will Make A Splash At NPE2015
A moldmaking startup based in Windsor, Connecticut is growing rapidly from a zero start five years ago and plans a splash at NPE2015 with two mold demonstrations, one [..]
View ArticleFakuma: RocTool, KM Will Show Film-Free Special Effects
RocTool and KraussMaffei will team up at the upcoming Fakuma trade show in Germany on a demonstration of interesting surface effects that can be created with a dynamically [..]
View ArticleGM Targets SLS For Conformally Cooled Molds
General Motors is developing new mold making technology that reduces skill levels required to design optimum conformal cooling channels as well as improves cooling times. The technology is [..]
View ArticleLSR: Arburg Will Demonstrate New Optically Clear Lens
The latest technology in liquid silicone rubber (LSR) injection molding will be on display at Medical Design & Manufacturing Minneapolis next month in a demonstration by Arburg, 2KM, [..]
View ArticleMold-Masters Announces ‘SmartMold’
Mold-Masters has developed a product called SmartMold that is described on the Milacron Web site as “a small powerful PC fully integrated with sensors in the hot runner.” [..]
View ArticleMicrosoft Invents Micro Molded Light Guides
Microsoft has developed a micro injection molding technology to make light guides for handheld and other electronic devices. The micro light guide receives light from an illuminator and [..]
View ArticleTiny Brush Is Produced in Highly Automated Cell
Engel and two partners will show an interesting display of cell integration at Plastec West that was first shown at K2016 last October. An all-plastic interdental brush developed [..]
View ArticlePrintable Steel Powder Targets Molds, Tools
An improved additively manufactured steel suitable for use in injection molds may be on the way. NanoSteel, a producer of nanostructured steel materials based in Providence, Rhode Island, [..]
View ArticleProfits at Foboha Projected to Improve By Mid Year
Sales are strong at complex mold manufacturer Foboha, but profitability is a continuing struggle. Barnes Group, which acquired Foboha in 2016 for $136 million, announced today that a [..]
View ArticleNew Mold Inserts Produce Nano Surface Textures
A Singapore research group says it has invented a system for fabricating injection mold inserts that yields nanoscale surface textures on injection molded products. According to a new [..]
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