Editor?s note: John Blundy is vice president of business development at Incoe Corp. For some time now, hot runner manufacturers have provided injection half (hot half) systems that reduce the overall ...

Hot runners are even being applied to micromolding. Runnerless system suppliers are coming up with long-wear systems for the cost-saving, runner-free molding of highly filled, high-temperature, ...

Bolton, Ontario — Industrial technology and machine maker Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd. and Chem-Trend LLC collaborated on a system to create repeatability during the critical color change ...

Fraser, Mich. — PCS Co. is out with a new hot-runner temperature controller and oil filtration system. The TC50-brand controller comes in two models for six or 12 zones of control and features a ...

The company has developed integrated hot-runner technology, combining a unitized design with a simple mold-design modification. Injection molders benefit from the integrated approach in several ways: ...

Cycle time is the primary cost measure of the molding process, and cooling represents about 80% of the molding cycle (see Figure 1). The thicker the part, the longer the cycle time. However, the ...