More parts and faster cleanings = more profit!
Routine mold cleaning can require production line shut down, disassembly, transport, reassembly and restart. Not to mention, the incidental damage caused to equipment and molds by traditional manual or chemical cleaning methods. Proven alternative cleaning methods provide a non-conductive process to effectively clean molds in-place, reducing production downtime and increasing cycle rates.

Read how automotive components' manufacturer MPC increased cycles between scheduled preventive maintenance by 250 percent. Click to continue

Reduce defects with better cleaning
There is no tolerance for poor quality parts. Defects can make or break profitability and customer contracts. If not cleaned regularly and properly, the off-gassing and degraded resin can build up in vents and mold cavities causing splays and burns. More effective cleaning can dramatically reduce scrap rates.

Find out how Tyco Electronics was able to clean molds faster and more frequently while reducing costs and manpower. Click to continue

Auto manufacturers are under pressure to increase fuel efficiency, reduce cost and save weight. Metals raw material costs have risen significantly in the past 3-4 years. The use of plastics in place of metals is helping many manufacturers maintain margins as costs and competition increase. These manufacturers are finding that the switch also improves products, gets them to the market faster, reduces total finished assembly costs, and often combines production of many parts into one economical step.

This 60-minute Where Are Tomorrow’s Vehicles Headed? New Cost and Weight Savings via Metal-to-Plastic Replacement webcast offers different perspectives on the move from metal to plastic, representing some views of automotive OEMs, automotive suppliers and industry analysts. The emphasis is on injection molding because it is the major process used in metals replacement.

Items covered

• How to conduct an efficient, successful conversion to plastic
• Typical design checklist for redesigning metal parts for plastic
• How plastics allow greater design freedom
• Weight reduction
• Reduction in total system costs
• Cost reduction by parts integration
• Elimation of secondary operations

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In the spirit of how cold it's been here at our office in Laramie, Wyoming - we thought we'd share a few 'Cool Tools' with you! Some include:

• Injection molding part cost estimator
• Injection molding troubleshooter
• Library of plastic material properties
• Resin pricing reports
• Plastics product name & ownership changes

If you're interested, here's a detailed forecast for Laramie - brrrrr!

Join Andy Routsis, founder and president of A. Routsis Associates, as he presents a scientific troubleshooting framework for five of the most common injection molding defects.

Attendees will gain an understanding of how to effectively document the injection molding process and determine what changes occurred to cause the defect.  Andy's approach to troubleshooting is aimed at the cause, not the symptom, giving the attendee a solid understanding of what to do and most importantly, WHY to do it.

All attendees will also receive Process Documentation Worksheets to aid data collection and analysis.

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