Keeping up with the latest production best practices is a smart — and crucial — decision, regardless of whether it pertains to CNC machining, 3D printing, or, as in this case, injection molding.

[Kurt Schaefer] was watching YouTube videos of people making molds for injection molding purposes using what he considered to be the toy 3018 CNC machines, and looking at the results, decided he ...

Making silicone molds seems easy, but there are a lot of missteps to be made along the way that can mean the difference between a great, reusable mold, and one that’s a sad waste of silicone. If ...

An injection molded, threaded cap made from a 3D-printed metal mold insert, right, created on a Mantle P-200 machine. Within reach of you right now are probably five to 10 plastic products, or parts ...

Engineers at AGS Technology Inc., Schaumburg, Ill., have devised a better way to recycle plastic scrap and make it more suitable for injection molding. The company’s proprietary Injectoblend material ...

Despite the versatility of fluoropolymers in demanding, high-performance applications under harsh environments, many of them have been classified as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and are ...

Current industry buzzwords abound, and one of the most repeated ones is “green.” One way to take advantage of the green wave is to incorporate quick mold (QMC) change procedures into your molding ...