Nov 4, 2026 | Smart Manufacturing
November 4, 2026 The Importance of Optimum Clamp Force in Injection Molding More Clamp Force Isn’t Always Better In injection molding, clamp force plays a critical role in maintaining mold integrity, part quality, and process consistency. Its primary purpose is...
Oct 21, 2026 | Plastics Industry News, Smart Manufacturing, Technology
October 21, 2026 Not Every Automation Application Needs the Same Robot Automation in plastics processing has moved well beyond simply removing a part from a machine. Robots can now handle parts, place inserts, interact with inspection systems, perform secondary...
Oct 14, 2026 | Smart Manufacturing
October 14, 2026 Safety on the Plastics Processing Floor: Design Out the Risk Safety in plastics processing is often associated with guarding, PPE, lockout/tagout and operator training. All are essential – but some of the biggest opportunities to improve safety...
Sep 30, 2026 | Smart Manufacturing
September 30, 2026 From Signals to Data: Why OPC UA Is Changing Injection Molding Interfaces For decades, connecting peripheral equipment to an injection molding machine relied largely on dedicated electrical interfaces and hardwired I/O. These solutions worked—and...
Sep 23, 2026 | Smart Manufacturing
September 23, 2026 Dry Resin Isn’t Necessarily Properly Dried Resin Most plastics processors understand that hygroscopic materials need to be dried before processing. But there is an important distinction between putting resin through a dryer and knowing that...
Sep 16, 2026 | Smart Manufacturing
September 16, 2026 Benchmark the Mold Before You Benchmark the Process When commissioning a new injection mold, much of the attention naturally turns to developing the process: fill time, transfer position, injection pressure, cushion, recovery, temperatures and...
