By locating restricted, clogged, or leaking water lines in molds outside of the press, plastics processors can save valuable ...

Technical molders know that turbulent cooling flow can improve cycle times and help the bottom line. But what factors can inhibit good cooling, and how can you improve your mold cooling results? Even ...

Conformal cooling channels have emerged as a transformative enhancement to the injection moulding process. Unlike traditional straight-drilled channels, these channels are designed to closely follow ...

Livonia, Mich.-based mold maker Linear Mold and Engineering Inc. uses three-dimensional printers from EOS GmbH to create mold inserts with conformal cooling lines for injection molds. Conformal ...

An advanced metal injection-molding technology makes it possible to build heatsinks and liquid-cooled cold plates in any shape. An advanced metal injection-molding technology makes it possible to ...

Oak Brook, Ill. — IMTECH attendees got a dose of hard metal at the inaugural IMTECH conference: precision side valve gating, conformal cooling and tooling for liquid silicone rubber. Donald Hickel, ...

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 ...