Two places to look for what's next.If you want to know what's the next big thing in injection molding-and who doesn't?--I can think of two places to look: Dusseldorf and Cleveland. Dusseldorf, Germany, is the home of the biggest plastics show on the planet, K 2007, Oct. 24-31. As you will find throughout this issue, it will be a stupendous stu·pen·dous adj. 1. Of astounding force, volume, degree, or excellence; marvelous. 2. Amazingly large or great; huge. See Synonyms at enormous. display of innovation from more than 3000 exhibitors from 50 countries. Not everyone can make it to the show, of course, which is why we have prepared a hefty preview of the major news attractions in injection molding injection molding n. A manufacturing process for forming objects, as of plastic or metal, by heating the molding material to a fluid state and injecting it into a mold. and many other topics. Even if you can't get over to Dusseldorf next month, who can afford to ignore new barrel-heating technology that does away with burned-out heater bands and cuts energy use up to 70%? Who doesn't want to know about new all-electric presses priced on a par with hydraulics hydraulics, branch of engineering concerned mainly with moving liquids. The term is applied commonly to the study of the mechanical properties of water, other liquids, and even gases when the effects of compressibility are small. ? Or about in-mold coating of parts with a clear, scratch-proof finish? Or about sterile molding within the footprint of the machine? Or, if you make PET preforms, about new competition from high-speed, continuous compression molding Compression molding is a method of molding in which the molding material, generally preheated, is first placed in an open, heated mold cavity. The mold is closed with a top force or plug member, pressure is applied to force the material into contact with all mold areas, and heat ? [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] If you can't get to Dusseldorf, what about Cleveland? Later this month, Sept. 19-20, PLASTICS TECHNOLOGY will present the "Leading-Edge Molding Conference," where 20 speakers will discuss technical trends you can't afford to overlook, such as in-mold assembly, long-fiber compounding and molding, biopolymers and wood- plastic compounds, auto glazing, and micro-molding. They will cover some of the same technologies that will draw crowds at the K Show--like in-mold coating, LSR 1. (networking) LSR - Label Switching Router. 2. (operating system) LSR - Local Shared Resources. molding advances, and brand-new technology for insert molding RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. chips into plastic parts. You'll find details and a registration form for the conference on pp. 124-125. BY MATT NAITOVE, EDITOR |
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