Injection molders sell time and if that time isn’t filled with production, it’s costly. A July 2024 report from Siemens stated that every unproductive hour now costs automotive manufacturers a $2.3 ...

How much do you know about the capabilities of your fellow processors, in particular those with whom you compete? Given the nomadic nature of the plastics industry, you might have worked at some of ...

Intuitively and often through firsthand experience, injection molders understand the myriad benefits of automation. From repeatability and precision to enabling production scaling and worker safety, ...

One of Poland’s leading film processors has reaped the benefits of production automation by virtue of its recent investment in Reifenhäuser's PAM (precise, autonomous, mechatronic) technology for flat ...

Prices of the five commodity resins were on the rise within the first part of first quarter due to contributing factors like freezing weather production disruptions, rising feedstock costs and a ...

This month’s resin pricing report includes PT’s quarterly check-in on select engineering resins, including nylon 6 and 66.

The Plastics Technology Expo (PTXPO) is the place to find the latest injection molding and moldmaking technology! Leading up to the show, we will be highlighting some of the innovations you’ll see on ...

The Plastics Technology Expo (PTXPO) is the place to find the latest injection molding and moldmaking technology! Leading up to the show, we will be highlighting some of the innovations you’ll see on ...

According to the company, the pricing for the MAIII/SE and JU/SE injection molding machines is 10 to 15% lower than the standard MA 5 and JU 5 models. The MAIII/SE and the JU/SE (short for Special ...

In business for 50 years, Comberplast has spent the last 25 of those specializing in integrating recycled material into its injection molding, including adding in-house capacity for resin reclaim.