Overmolding, an injection molding process, has drastically changed the aesthetics, design, and functionality of consumer products over the last decade. It is increasingly finding its way into the ...

Injection overmolding of unidirectional fibers and preforms is an attractive process for many good reasons. It’s fast, consistent and repeatable, and it can be performed with a machine that is ...

MAPLE PLAIN, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Proto Labs Inc. (NYSE:PRLB), a leading online and technology-enabled quick-turn manufacturer, has officially launched its overmolding service — expanding on the ...

Advance Tooling Concepts, part of ARC Plastics group, is boosting its capacity with the addition of two new 309 ton Nissei injection molding machines. The machines, according to Reed Bartlett, ...

In the composites industry, use of polyetheretherketone (PEEK) has recently experienced an uptick in thermostamped aircraft fuselage clips and brackets made from preconsolidated blanks with woven ...

CORE Industrial Partners-backed Fathom acquired Summit Tooling and Summit Plastics, precision tooling and injection molding services provider. Summit is the fourth add-on to the Fathom platform after ...

Victrex (West Conshohocken, PA) has developed a new polyaryletherketone (PAEK)-based polymer and an innovative hybrid molding technology that enable overmolding of a PAEK-based composite with ...

Tool Gauge, a U.S. manufacturer of complex, high-value plastic and metal assemblies for global aerospace original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and Victrex, a global leader in PEEK- and PAEK-based ...

Chicago-based private equity firm Core Industrial Partners has acquired Summit Tooling Inc. and Summit Plastics Inc. of McHenry, Ill., for its portfolio company Fathom. Fathom provides on-demand ...

If you have ever tried to make waffles then you are bound to be familiar with the following problem: You only get good waffles if the iron is heated to the correct temperature. The same principle ...

Designing plastic parts that can be molded has always been important for traditional injection molding processes, but it’s particularly beneficial for parts about to be rapid injection molded (RIM) to ...

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 ...