In this issue: 1. Containment of Abnormal Parts Using Cavity Pressure 2. Marketing Package for Plastics Processors 3. Finding The Right Resin
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1. Containment of Abnormal Parts Using Cavity Pressure In today’s global economy absolute quality to the customer is the world standard for any successful molder.  While all molders talk about world class Lean Manufacturing and total quality, the fact is that most are still attempting to “sample and sort” their way to total quality with little success.  Is there available technology to allow totally automated quality for injection molded parts?

In this article we will describe the relationship between common reject types and how the use of cavity pressure sensors can be used to detect and contain these abnormal events.

Ask any group of molders whether or not they have sent their customers any bad parts in the past year and the reply is fairly predictable: nervous laughter and an “of course”. When we ask for a list of the most probable causes, the list always looks like this:

This list would be the same anywhere in the world, usually in the same order of frequency.

In order to gain the ability to detect and contain abnormal parts using cavity pressure technology, we must first have an understanding of each molding defect.

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2. Marketing Package for Plastics Processors

A special welcome to these customers who have adopted our new marketing package created exclusively for plastics processors:

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3. Finding The Right Resin by Mike Kmetz, IDES President

These are interesting times for the plastics industry.  Increasing resin price, decreasing supply, pressure from off-shore, a troubled automotive sector - are just some of the factors that contribute to a very challenging landscape for injection molders.

Compounding a molder’s challenges are the plethora of resin grades available in today’s marketplace.  One might surmise that with all the consolidation in this industry, the number of choices may have been reduced but this, in fact, is not at all the case.  There are now more than 61,000 plastics out there – and the number is growing.  Therefore, the question then becomes:  How can a molder find the best possible material for the job while having the peace of mind that they have also found the lowest cost? 

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