The injection molded automotive parts market is driven by rising vehicle production, lightweight materials, and ...

Quickparts has announced the completion of a $2.5M expansion at its Seattle, WA, headquarters, reinforcing the company's commitment to "Limitless Manufacturing." The investment includes new equipment ...

Having finished the Tools of the Trade series on circuit board assembly, let’s look at some of the common methods for doing enclosures. First, and possibly the most common, is injection molding. This ...

You’ve likely seen many tutorials on making silicone parts using 3D printed molds online. The vast majority of these methods use a simple pour method to fill the mold. This relies on careful degassing ...

Getting early feedback on your CAD model can save you time and money later. Bringing in your supplier early to help review your needs against geometry limitations will prevent surprises and added ...

Keeping moldability top of mind during the design process not only ensures that parts perform as intended, but can help save time and cut down on production costs. Before it even hits the factory ...

An injection molded, threaded cap made from a 3D-printed metal mold insert, right, created on a Mantle P-200 machine. Within reach of you right now are probably five to 10 plastic products, or parts ...

GI Plastek Corp., Precision Southeast Inc. and its subsidiary Plastic Solutions Inc. have merged to form PSI Molded Plastics. Gladstone Investment Corp., which owned the individual companies, is the ...

Omegasonics, a Simi Valley, California based manufacturer of industrial ultrasonic cleaning equipment, has launched a line of ultrasonic cavitation washers for plastic injection mold parts and dies.

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 ...