Flow lines near the gate area on this thick HDPE part indicated that the land length was too long at .150 inch—the Troubleshooter’s rule says it should never exceed .030 inch. An undersized sprue ...

A joint project to optimize injection molding using flow simulation data has produced actual process performance nearly identical to the modeled performance, according to Oerlikon HRSflow. The ...

Most of the plastic products we use are made through injection molding, a process in which molten plastic is injected into a ...

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 ...

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 ...