Researchers in Germany have developed a process monitoring and control system for injection molding cells that automatically detects deviations in product quality, identifies the most likely cause, ...

Smart manufacturing uses AI and real-time data to boost injection molding quality, cut costs and predict equipment issues.

Do you think you’re ahead of the curve if you use closed loop mold pressure sensors to determine the accuracy of injection molded parts? Most design engineers and their processing partners would say ...

Additive manufacturing (AM), also referred to as 3D printing, moved beyond its initial use in industry solely for prototype development years ago. It’s no longer uncommon for manufacturers to produce ...

Injection molding is a highly-engineered process that demands careful planning and attention to detail if the finished product is to achieve its full potential. The tips in this article should help ...

This content was paid for by an advertiser and created by Crain's Custom Content. When walking into any plastics processing plant, you’ll see a device called a temperature control unit, or TCU. A TCU ...

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, ...