Freudenberg NOK Santa Ana produces gaskets. The word belies its complexity: Gaskets, of which O-rings are but one type, are critical but easy-to-overlook components of many machines. They fit between ...

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 ...

Bolgare, Italy – The new macrofinishing machine MF-15L from C.S.I. Centro Servizi Industriali removes runner and overflow flashing from injection molded elastomer parts in an automated process that ...

In response to the rising focus on sustainable manufacturing practices and corporate social responsibility, there has been a surge of interest in adopting environmentally friendly and green chemicals ...

I haven’t posted recently because I haven’t had much to say, or maybe I just haven’t felt like saying anything. I was doing well. Feeling strong, having a pretty good time, distracting myself, ...

Process mining has evolved from an academic concept (first published in 2001) to a popular software tool for analyzing, monitoring, and improving process performance. As we have described in a ...

Elon Musk calls it “the algorithm,” a distillation of lessons learned while relentlessly increasing production capacity at Tesla’s Nevada and Fremont factories. According to Walter Isaacson in his new ...

Many people don’t realize that an injection molding machine is something they can build themselves, even without a machine shop or other extensive setup. The hosts of the Canadian YouTube channel ...

WORCESTER, MA—Nitrofreeze Cryogenic Solutions is providing medical molders with a rapid, consistent, and cost-effective alternative to hand trimming molding flash. Cryogenic deflashing is an automated ...

Worcester, MA – Nitrofreeze® Cryogenic Solutions is providing medical molders with a rapid, consistent, and cost-effective alternative to hand trimming molding flash. Nitrofreeze® cryogenic deflashing ...

Conventional methods for removing flash from injection molded medical parts — hand trimming and, in some cases, die punching — are effective, but they come at a cost. Both are labor intensive, and, in ...