ATEK Plastics (Kerville, TX; http:/www.atekplastics.com), a custom injection molder serving medical, automotive, industrial, and commercial markets, is crediting the ...

Flash in injection molding, a common defect where excess molten plastic escapes the cavity and solidifies into thin, unwanted protrusions, remains a persistent challenge for manufacturers. This issue ...

What are the most common mistakes in molded part design, and how can they be avoided? According to a HelloNation article, small details in design often determine whether plastic injection molding runs ...

We’ve made hundreds of thousands of molds over the years! With that much experience, it goes with the territory that we’ve seen designs in which injection molding expertise is evident, and other ...

Tested across thousands of micro-injection molding cycles, it consistently produced polymer microstructures without defects, contamination, or wear, offering a scalable pathway for producing ...

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 ...

New nickel-PTFE nanocomposite mold integrates lubricating particles directly into the matrix, achieving over 1,500 defect-free molding cycles without coatings for microfluidic devices. (Nanowerk News) ...

Molding machines form thermoplastic resin, thermoset polymers, or metal injection molding (MIM) compounds into finished shapes. Injection molding machines consist of a barrel and reciprocating screw ...