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Trolling for New Technology at ANTEC 2012
By Jan H. Schut ANTEC, the world’s premier plastics technology conference, turns 70 this year. Co-located with the National Plastics Exposition April 2-4 at the Orange County Convention Center in...
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Trolling for New Technology: ANTEC 2013
By Jan H. Schut New technologies at ANTEC 2013, the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Annual Technical Conference in Cincinnati, OH, April 21-24 include the first “fractal structuring” of co-injected...
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The New World of ‘Fractal Structuring’
By Jan H. Schut At ANTEC 2013 in Cincinnati in April (see blog May 10, 2013), plenary speaker Han Meijer from Eindhoven Technical University in the Netherlands (www.mate.tue.nl), startled his audience...
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Demystifying Energy Saving Devices on Injection Molding Machines
By Jan H. Schut Injection molding machine makers at the upcoming Kunststoff Show in Dusseldorf, Germany, in October are touting energy efficient presses that will save 30%, 50%, even 70% of energy use....
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New Moves for Rotating Molds
By Jan H. Schut Two unusual new concepts for cube molds for multi-material injection molding were introduced at the Kunststoff Show (K Show) in Düsseldorf, October 16-23 this year (www.k-online.com)....
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How Multi-Shot Molding Is Becoming Multi-Process
By Jan H. Schut The past three to six years have seen an astonishing burst of creativity in new multi-process, or hybrid, injection molding for large durable parts, especially automotive. Ignore the...
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In Situ Molding Is More Than a Possibility
By Jan H. Schut In situ molding could be the answer to mass producing engineering thermoplastic composites, especially metal-replacing structural parts for future cars. In situ molding mixes melted...
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Beyond Micro: Nano Injection Molding Is Finally Commercial
By Jan H. Schut After nearly 30 years of R&D, nano molding may be too small to see, but it’s real. Nano details that are so small they can’t even be seen under a microscope are being injection...
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Trolling for New Technology: ANTEC 2016
By Jan H. Schut New technologies at ANTEC 2016, the Society of Plastics Engineers Annual Technical Conference, held this year in Indianapolis, IN May 23-25 (www.4spe.org), include an array of unusual...
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Does Low Constant Pressure Injection Molding Work?
By Jan H. Schut It could be the most unusual new development in injection molding in the past 20 years, developed by household products giant Procter & Gamble Co., Cincinnati, OH (us.pg.com)....
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