For at least a decade, gas-assisted injection molding (GAIM) processes have been used successfully to form hollow, tubular products, such as appliance handles, using fiber-reinforced thermoplastics.

As competitive pressures and globalization continue to put a squeeze on plastics processors, it is becoming ever more important for manufacturers to explore ways to optimize production across the ...

Universal Plastics Corp., a Massachusetts-based heavy-gauge thermoformer, is expanding its processing capabilities through the purchase of Sajar Plastics LLC. Sajar, based in Middlefield, specializes ...

Known for producing hollow parts, gas-assist techniques can overcome many of the limitations of conventional injection molding. The first patents for gasassist injection molding came in the early ...

3D CAD model of a multi-cavity injection mold, highlighting the core, cavity and auxiliary systems used for composite overmolding development. Source (All Images) | Kemal Precision Manufacturing ...

This gas-assisted injection molder is equipped with a cryogenic heat exchanger that may increase productivity by as much as 40%. A gas-assisted injection molding (GAIM) process developed by scientists ...

Metal injection molding is made from several different metals and requires atomization technology. The powder is made up of both metals and a plastic binding agent. This is used to make the ...

The awards represented a melting pot of 14 processing technologies, including coinjection, straight injection, and reaction injection molding. Structural foam molding was the contest's most popular ...

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 ...